#509 flora

flora- all the plant life of a given place or time; a descriptive list of such plants, often including a key for identification

C18 from New Latin, from Latin Flora goddess of flowers, from flos flower

The flora is distinct from that on adjacent uplands.

fauna- all the animal life

from Late Latin Fauna, a goddess, sister of Faunus

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