floresta

Definitions of floresta
  1. noun
    a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment
    synonyms: lunar
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    type of:
    adorno, ornamento
    a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
  2. noun
    a collection of selected literary passages
    synonyms: antología, cancionero, crestomatía, florilegio
  3. noun
    a dense growth of bushes
    synonyms: boscaje, bosquete, broza, maraña, matorral
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    soto
    an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
    cañizal, cañizar
    a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
    sotobosque
    the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
    algaida, maleza
    small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
    type of:
    flora, vegetación
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  4. noun
    a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
    synonyms: calvero, claro
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    type of:
    lugar, terreno
    an extended area of land
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