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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos,
     floris, flower. See {Flower}.]
     1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable species growing


        without cultivation in a given locality, region, or
        period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such
        plants.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flora
       n 1: all the plant life in a particular region [syn: {vegetation}]
            [ant: {fauna}]
       2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {plant},
           {plant life}]
       [also: {florae} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "Flora":
     Ceres, Cora, Demeter, Dionysos, Dionysus, Frey, Gaea, Gaia, Kore,
     Persephassa, Persephone, Pomona, Proserpina, Proserpine,
     Triptolemos, Triptolemus, corn god, fertility god, forest god,
     vegetation spirit
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Flora, IL (city, FIPS 26454)
    Location: 38.67049 N, 88.47877 W
    Population (1990): 5054 (2291 housing units)
    Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 62839
  Flora, IN (town, FIPS 23692)
    Location: 40.54494 N, 86.52336 W
    Population (1990): 2179 (929 housing units)
    Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 46929
  Flora, MS (town, FIPS 24940)
    Location: 32.54742 N, 90.31197 W
    Population (1990): 1482 (540 housing units)
    Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 39071
  Flora, ND
    Zip code(s): 58348

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Flora, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
     Population (2000):    5086
     Housing Units (2000): 2352
     Land area (2000):     4.437148 sq. miles (11.492159 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000241 sq. miles (0.000623 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.437389 sq. miles (11.492782 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26454
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             38.669813 N, 88.484105 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     62839
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Flora, IL
      Flora
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Flora, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
     Population (2000):    2227
     Housing Units (2000): 959
     Land area (2000):     1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.032246 sq. miles (2.673506 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            23692
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             40.545819 N, 86.523367 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     46929
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Flora, IN
      Flora
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Flora, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
     Population (2000):    1546
     Housing Units (2000): 606
     Land area (2000):     3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.403633 sq. miles (8.815368 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            24940
     Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
     Location:             32.543056 N, 90.311843 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     39071
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Flora, MS
      Flora
  

















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