🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

植物相

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shokubutsusō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flora/ˈflɔː.rə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"この地域の植物相は非常に多様です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.

    "The flora of the Amazon rainforest is incredibly diverse, hosting thousands of plant species."
  2. 2

    A book or other work that describes the plants of a particular region.

    "The botanist published a comprehensive flora of the Mediterranean region."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'Flōra', the ancient Roman goddess of flowers, spring, and fertility. The term entered English in the late 16th century, initially referring to the goddess, but evolved by the 17th century to denote the collective plant life of a particular region or period.

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