flora
UK: ˈflɔːrə | US: ˈflɔːrə
n. The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
n. A treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period.
The word flora originates from Latin Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring. The term was adopted into scientific Latin in the 18th century to denote the collective plant life of a region, reflecting the goddess's association with blooming vegetation. The suffix -a here functions as a nominal ending, typical in Latin-derived words. The morpheme flor- (from flos, meaning "flower") is preserved in related terms like floral and flourish.
The flora of the Amazon rainforest is incredibly diverse.
This book documents the flora of coastal regions.
Climate change threatens alpine flora.
The botanist studied the flora of the Jurassic period.
Protected areas help preserve native flora.