microflora

noun mi·cro·flo·ra \ˌmī-krə-ˈflȯr-ə\

Definition of MICROFLORA

: microscopic flora

: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)

— mi·cro·flo·ral \-əl\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: 1904

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·flo·ra \ˌmī-krə-ˈflōr-ə, -ˈflȯr-\

: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment) <intestinal microflora>

: microscopic flora—compare macroflora

—mi·cro·flo·ral \-əl\ adjective

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