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FLORR-uh/ˈflɔːrə/

Flora is the plants of a particular place or period, often contrasted with fauna: native flora, site flora. Vegetation is everyday; a pot in the foyer is décor, not a planning constraint.

Meaning

The plants of a particular place or period (often contrasted with fauna).

Examples

• “Site flora is a planning constraint, not foyer décor.”
• “Vegetation is everyday. Plant life is a cousin. A pot is branding. A habitat note is a file. Cite the survey; then dress the stairs if the ecologist still allows it.”

Good to know

The plants of a place. Everyday: vegetation. A foyer pot ≠ a planning file.

Near in meaning

vegetation, plant life, botany

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