flora
Cross references: 1. fauna flo.ra \'flo-r-*, 'flo.r-\ \'flo-(*)r-.e-, 'flo.(*)r-, -.i-\ n or floras also flo.rae [NL, fr. Flora, Roman goddess of flowers] pl cap 1: the goddess of flowers in Roman mythology 2: a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period 3: plant life; esp : the plant life characteristic of a region, per iod, or special environment