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Flora

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the plant life characteristic of a particular region, habitat, or period
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Stage 1 of 2
Flora
Latin · ancient
"a Roman goddess of flowers"
a Roman goddess of flowers and spring
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Stage 2 of 2
flora
English · 1777
"the plant life of a region or period"
adopted by naturalists for the plant life of a region or period
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