Flora

flo'ra, n. (Myth.) The godde of flowers. a (Boi.) The complete system of vegetable species native in a given locality, or period; a description of such plants. — Flo'ral, a. Pert, to Flora, or to flowers. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, the flower. — Flo'rist, n. A cultivator of, or writer on, plants. — Flores'cence, -sens, n. (Bot.) A bursting into flower; a blo oming.— Flo'ret, 11. (Bot.) A little flower; the partial or I separate little flower of an aggregate flower. — Flo'ricul'ture, -kuPchur,; Cultivation of flowering plants.- Flor'id, flQr-, a. Covered with, or abounding in, flowers: bright in color; of a lively red color: embellished with flowers of rhetoric; exce ively ornate. — Flor'in, n. Orig. a Florentine coin, with a lily on it; a coin of gold or silver, of different values in different Florets. countries.