flore

Definitions of flore
  1. noun
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    synonyms: plante
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    plante d'appartement
    any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
    plante vasculaire
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
    plante vénéneuse
    a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
    plante épiphyte, épiphyte
    plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
    ptéridophyte
    plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
    plante à graines
    plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
    herbe, plante herbacée
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    plante grasse
    a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
    plante cultivée
    plants that are grown for their produce
    mauvaise herbe
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
    vigne, vrille
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
    plante ligneuse
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
    plante aquatique
    a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
    racine alimentaire
    crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips
    plante à tubercules
    plant growing from a tuber
    plante bulbeuse
    plant growing from a bulb
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    forme de vie, organisme, vie, être
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  2. noun
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
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    bosquet, hallier
    a dense growth of bushes
    peuplement
    a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
    bois, forêt
    the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
    bosquet, futaie
    a small growth of trees without underbrush
    forêt tropicale
    a forest with heavy annual rainfall
    sous-bois
    the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
    forêt vierge
    forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
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    accumulation, amoncellement
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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