as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
a fascination with the lush flora of the South
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Located about three-quarters of the way down the Florida Keys at Mile Marker 37, on Big Pine Key, this gem is one of Florida's southernmost state parks, with flora and fauna that originated in the Caribbean.
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Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
The efforts to revive Lord Howe Island’s flora and fauna spotlight nature’s ability to heal from even the most destructive circumstances.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Explore diverse desert flora at the Desert Botanical Garden.
—Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
Chief among them is the art direction: There’s a vibrancy and punch to the vivid color palette that borders on psychedelic and studio Obsidian seems to be leaning into weird flora and fauna à la James Cameron’s Avatar franchise and even Jeff VanderMeer’s Ambergris and Southern Reach novels.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
The efforts to revive Lord Howe Island’s flora and fauna spotlight nature’s ability to heal from even the most destructive circumstances.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Explore diverse desert flora at the Desert Botanical Garden.
—Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
Chief among them is the art direction: There’s a vibrancy and punch to the vivid color palette that borders on psychedelic and studio Obsidian seems to be leaning into weird flora and fauna à la James Cameron’s Avatar franchise and even Jeff VanderMeer’s Ambergris and Southern Reach novels.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Flora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flora. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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