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  flores

  noun

  flower.
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  Flores

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  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

For the same reason as that suggested by Calmet, Columella calls the mandrake semihomo: "Quamvis semihominis vesano gramine fœta Mandragoræ pariat flores."

From Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction by Davenport, John

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 Disraeli, Isaac

The much-vaunted pucheros de flores are still occasionally displayed for sale.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina

When he announced the charges last week, Hochman said that while the comments captured by Flores were deplorable, he couldn’t turn a blind eye to a blatant violation of the state’s two-party consent recording statute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

One prosecutor also said the Flores case is unwinnable and will certainly fail before a jury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Several of the officers whom Flores taped said he often talked about wanting to win the “LAPD lottery,” meaning he intended to sue the department and retire on his winnings, according to the motion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Hochman said Flores should have reported his colleagues’ misconduct to internal affairs or the LAPD’s inspector general.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

When Eddie died it was the same Mrs. Flores who went on with her did-you-hear’s and her I-told-you-so’s.

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