intestinal flora

1. 1.

   harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning

   Broadermicroorganism

Questions about intestinal flora

What does intestinal flora mean?

intestinal flora means "harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning".

Is intestinal flora a common word?

intestinal flora is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.