Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]

1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.

2. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)