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flor

flor noun: a film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.

Noun

flor (countable and uncountable, plural flors)

  1. A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.

Forms of flor

pluralflors

Origin of flor

Borrowed from Spanish flor. Doublet of fleur, flour, and flower.

Questions about flor

What does flor mean?
Flor means a film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.
What part of speech is flor?
Flor is a noun.
What is the plural of flor?
The plural of flor is flors.

Words near flor in the dictionary

  1. flopticals
  2. flopulist
  3. flopulists
  4. flopwing
  5. flopwings
  6. flor
  7. flor.
  8. flora
  9. flora and fauna
  10. Flora Day
  11. Flora Hill

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