flaŭro

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers). The vowel was possibly modified by analogy with faŭno (fauna) to avoid homophony with floro (flower), with which it is a doublet.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈflawro]
  • Rhymes: -awro
  • Hyphenation: flaŭ‧ro

Noun

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flaŭro (accusative singular flaŭron, plural flaŭroj, accusative plural flaŭrojn)

  1. flora
    Synonym: plantaro