flaŭro

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers). The vowel was possibly modified by analogy with faŭno (“fauna”) to avoid homophony with floro (“flower”), with which it is a doublet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflau̯ro/
  • Rhymes: -au̯ro
  • Hyphenation: flaŭ‧ro

Noun

flaŭro (accusative singular flaŭron, plural flaŭroj, accusative plural flaŭrojn)

  1. flora
    Synonym: plantaro
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