n 1  :  a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment) <intestinal >   2  :  minute plants : esp  :  those invisible to the naked eye - compare MACROFLORA  mi*cro*flo*ral adj 
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  mac·ro·flo·ra  mi·cro·fi·lar·ia 
 
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