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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

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flores Flores

Dressed in a large white tablecloth adorned with plastic fruit and a crown of pink flores de maga atop her dark, curly brown hair, Colón strides onstage with effortless confidence.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2019

They are sometimes called flores rhetoricae—“the flowers of rhetoric.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

This saint used to bow to them, and salute them with the words—“Salvete flores martyrum.”

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli

On the flower market are sold Lima nosegays—pucheros de flores, as they are called.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various

Sow Mr. Enrol often flores me with his texts.

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by John Campbell

To make the measurement, Eagle and lead author Randy Flores used a dental drill to collect enamel from the fossil teeth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Sable Offshore, led by oil veteran Jim Flores, is vying to enter Venezuela as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Another tourist, French painter Carol Odile, said she came with a group of friends, excited to see Komodo dragons in Flores, when she was notified that her flight was cancelled.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Within the industry, former major league pitcher and current St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager Randy Flores is considered the favorite, with Mozeliak remaining either as a president of baseball operations or a senior adviser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Mrs. Flores stepped to one side so that she could see Angela’s face.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers