flora

flora
    n 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period;
         "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern
         California"; "the botany of China" [syn: {vegetation},
         {flora}, {botany}] [ant: {fauna}, {zoology}]
    2: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
       [syn: {plant}, {flora}, {plant life}]
    

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]
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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