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  flores

  noun

  flower.
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  Flores

  noun

  Juan José 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.

flores

¹ American  

[flawr-eez, flohr-] / ˈflɔr iz, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. flower.

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Flores ² American  

[flaw-res, flawr-is, -eez, flohr-, flaw-rish] / ˈflɔ rɛs, ˈflɔr ɪs, -iz, ˈfloʊr-, ˈflɔ rɪʃ /

noun

1. Juan José 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.

2. one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia, separated from Sulawesi by the Flores Sea. 7,753 sq. mi. (20,080 sq. km).

3. the westernmost island of the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 55 sq. mi. (142 sq. km).

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Flores British  

/ ˈflɔːrɛs /

noun

1. an island in Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between the Flores Sea and the Savu Sea: mountainous, with active volcanoes and unexplored forests. Chief town: Ende. Area: 17 150 sq km (6622 sq miles)

2. an island in the Atlantic, the westernmost of the Azores. Chief town: Santa Cruz. Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of flores

1655–65; < Latin flōrēs plural of flōs flower

Example Sentences

Flocks of Starlink satellite dishes soon began to cover many scam centre roofs after Thailand cut their internet and power connections.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Flocks roughly doubled between November 2018, when Proposition 12 passed, and January 2022, when the law took effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Flocks in over 40 states have been affected, more than double the number of states in the previous outbreak.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022

Flocks of shrieking delirious teenagers moved hilariously from one place to another, settling and then taking off again into the distance.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Flocks of quail sailed up and over a field, brown, brown, sailing down, blending.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison