as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
a fascination with the lush flora of the South
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Hidden nooks throughout the garden offer intimate spots to propose amid the unique flora of the Sonoran Desert.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, nearby gopher-less areas remained largely inhospitable for flora.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Saudi cuisine has a wide range of styles, flavors, customs, and cultural nuances, as each of the nation's 13 distinct regions (known as emirates) has its own flora, fauna, and landscape — and, in turn, unique produce and cuisine.
—Paul Feinstein, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, nearby gopher-less areas remained largely inhospitable for flora.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Saudi cuisine has a wide range of styles, flavors, customs, and cultural nuances, as each of the nation's 13 distinct regions (known as emirates) has its own flora, fauna, and landscape — and, in turn, unique produce and cuisine.
—Paul Feinstein, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Flora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flora. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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