flores

¹

[flawr-eez, flohr-]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. flower.

Flores

²

[flaw-res, flawr-is, -eez, flohr-, flaw-rish]

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).

Flores

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of flores¹

1655–65; < Latin flōrēs plural of flōs flower

Example Sentences

Benito Flores, 70, was found dead Friday in the backyard of his state-owned home.

From Los Angeles Times

The other takeaways were by freshmen Sterling Flores and Ava Irwin.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are marching against corruption, for life, and against the crime that is killing us every day," 28-year-old Adriana Flores told AFP.

From BBC

Yolie Flores, Families in Schools CEO and president, said she expected the focus groups would reveal that parents didn’t understand the importance of schooling in the early years to their children’s academic success.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the problems revealed were generally more systemic, Flores said.

From Los Angeles Times