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

As the truck turns onto Flores Road, which goes between two fields of yellow wildflowers and squat oak trees, there’s a flash of light in the ditch.

From Literature

When DEA agents flew Nicolás Maduro to New York to face narcoterrorism charges, beside him was his wife, Cilia Flores.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a January appearance in federal court, Flores pleaded not guilty and said she was “completely innocent.”

From The Wall Street Journal

When a judge asked her to identify herself in court, Flores answered: “I am first lady of the Republic of Venezuela.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, Flores was an alleged crime lord in her own right, pursued for years by DEA units overseen by federal prosecutors in New York and Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal