as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
a fascination with the lush flora of the South
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That comes from 30,000 years of living on the landscape and interacting with flora and fauna and building a relationship with flora and fauna and being able to teach that to the next generation of stewards in the national park.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The British followed in 1699, with William Dampier naming the area Shark Bay and producing the first records of Australian flora and fauna.
—Keith Drew, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
The 16,000-plus-acre forest was founded by Isaac W. Bernheim in 1929 to protect native flora and fauna in the watershed.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Participants had their gut flora analyzed via metagenomics, a technique that can glean insights into gut microbiome composition based on sequencing the genetic content of stool samples.
—Christina Manian, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The British followed in 1699, with William Dampier naming the area Shark Bay and producing the first records of Australian flora and fauna.
—Keith Drew, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
The 16,000-plus-acre forest was founded by Isaac W. Bernheim in 1929 to protect native flora and fauna in the watershed.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Participants had their gut flora analyzed via metagenomics, a technique that can glean insights into gut microbiome composition based on sequencing the genetic content of stool samples.
—Christina Manian, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Flora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flora. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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