microflora

noun

mi·​cro·​flo·​ra ˌmī-krə-ˈflȯr-ə How to pronounce microflora (audio)
1
: microscopic flora
2
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
microfloral adjective

Examples of microflora in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Probiotics are part of this microflora; their function is to help the skin’s microbiome stay in balance by keeping potentially harmful bacteria in check and preventing them from over-proliferating. Melanie Rud, SELF, 23 Apr. 2024 Air Pollution Might Age Skin, But Is Anti-Pollution Skincare the Fix? Our skin hosts a microflora, or microorganisms that are similar to the microbiome of the gut, that helps protect against invading pathogens. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 Pre or probiotics can help keep the microflora on the skin in a healthy balance. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 Tilling also destroys the critical soil microflora and disrupts earthworms and other important, tiny critters that live in the soil. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for microflora 

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of microflora was in 1904

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“Microflora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microflora. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

microflora

noun
mi·​cro·​flo·​ra ˌmī-krə-ˈflōr-ə, -ˈflȯr- How to pronounce microflora (audio)
1
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
intestinal microflora
2
: microscopic flora compare macroflora
microfloral adjective
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