microflora

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
English flora
English microflora

    From micro- + flora.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

    Noun

    microflora (plural microflorae)

    1. Microscopic life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.
      • 2024 October 10, Tiana Milović et al., “Enhancing Compressive Strength of Cement by Indigenous Individual and Co-Culture Bacillus Bacteria”, in Materials‎[1], volume 17, number 20, →DOI, archived from the original on 24 February 2025:
        Deionized water was also used to avoid the influence of naturally presented microflora in tap water on the experiment.

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    Italian

    Etymology

      From micro- +‎ flora.

      Noun

      microflora f (plural microflore)

      1. microflora

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /mikɾoˈfloɾa/ [mi.kɾoˈflo.ɾa]
      • Rhymes: -oɾa
      • Syllabification: mi‧cro‧flo‧ra

      Noun

      microflora f (plural microfloras)

      1. microflora

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