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<font size=3>More importantly :-) , is flora singular, plural, or
collective? The OED "Forms" and its quotations assert
singular, with an inflected plural. But the defininitions as
"The plants or plant life" lead me to the collective
farm. That is, to say "the flora of the Alps are
...".<br><br>
Joel</font></body>
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