See Also: Flora(medicine)
Flora(health)
flora(dictionary)
Flora(encyclopedia)
flora(dictionary)
colonic flora(medicine)
intestinal flora(medicine)
Intestinal flora(health)
Macdonald, Flora(dictionary)

Fates (sh) and flora (iou)


Fates (sh)




In Greek and Roman mythology, the three goddesses who determined human destiny.

The Fates were usually depicted as old women: Clotho, the Spinner; Lachesis, the Allotter; and Atropos, the Inflexible. Clotho spun the thread of human life, Lachesis dispensed it, and Atropos cut the thread. They determined the length of each person's life as well as its share of suffering. Their Roman names were Nona, Decuma, and Morta.


flora (iou)



flora noun. . E16.
[Latin, from flor-, flos flower.]
(Flora.) An ancient Italian goddess of fertility and flowers. Hence, the personification of Nature's power to produce flowers. E16.
A catalogue of the plants of a defined area, with descriptions of them and/or stations for the more unusual species. L18.
The plants or plant life of a given area, habitat, or epoch. Cf. FAUNA. L18.
INTESTINAL flora.
Comb.: Flora Dance dial. [see floral Dance s.v. FLORAL adjective] = furry Dance s.v. FURRY noun; Flora day, Flora's day dial. = FURRY noun.