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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

“We were all dazed, our ears were ringing,” said José Hernán Flores, 51, captain of the Negra Francisca.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

“It was our only source of work,” said Flores, noting that the large boat could spend weeks at sea, netting a considerable haul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Niño Guerrero, whose full name is Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, was the longtime leader of Tren de Aragua.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Southern Command “delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero,” Trump posted on social media, referring to the fugitive leader of Tren de Aragua, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Soon we’re rolling down Mumford to Las Flores and onto the freeway.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko