flore

See also: Flore

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Flōra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɔʁ/
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Noun

flore f (countable and uncountable, plural flores)

  1. (uncountable) flora (plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.)
    Coordinate term: faune
    la flore et la fauneflora and fauna
  2. (countable) flora (a book describing the plants of a country, etc.)
  3. (uncountable) flora (the microorganisms that inhabit some parts of the body)
    la flore intestinalegut flora

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔ.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔre
  • Hyphenation: flò‧re

Noun

flore f

  1. plural of flora

Latin

Noun

flōre

  1. ablative singular of flōs

Verb

flōrē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of flōreō

Middle English

Noun

flore

  1. alternative form of flor

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfloː.re/

Noun

flōre

  1. inflection of flōr:
    1. nominative plural
    2. accusative singular/plural
    3. genitive/dative singular

Spanish

Verb

flore

  1. inflection of florar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative