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florilegium

[ flawr-uh-lee-jee-uhm, flohr- ]
/ ˌflɔr əˈli dʒi əm, ˌfloʊr- /
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noun, plural flo·ri·le·gi·a [flawr-uh-lee-jee-uh, flohr-]. /ˌflɔr əˈli dʒi ə, ˌfloʊr-/.
a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
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Origin of florilegium

1640–50; <New Latin flōrilegium, equivalent to Latin flōri-flori- + leg(ere) to gather + -ium-ium, on the model of spīcilegium gleaning; a calque of Greek anthologíaanthology
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British Dictionary definitions for florilegium

florilegium
/ (ˌflɔːrɪˈliːdʒɪəm) /

noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)
(formerly) a lavishly illustrated book on flowers
rare an anthology

Word Origin for florilegium

C17: Modern Latin, from Latin florilegus flower-collecting, from flōs flower + legere to collect
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