Flora

flola, n. {Myth.) The godde of flowers. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable species native in a given locality, or period; a description of such plants. the godde of flowers, fr. flos, — flor is, a flower, florere, to flourish blow.] 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. [L. florescens, p. pr. of florescere, to begin to blo om, fr-florere.] — Flo'ret, n. (Bot.) A little flower; the partial or separate — little flower of an aggregate flower. Flo'ricuTture, -kul'chur, n. Cultivation of flowering plants. [L. flos and cultura, culture/]— Floriferoua, -us, a. Producing flowers. [L. ferre, to bear.] — Flo'riform, a. Having the — form of, etc. [L. form a, shape.]