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florilegium

American  
[flawr-uh-lee-jee-uhm, flohr-] / ˌflɔr əˈli dʒi əm, ˌfloʊr- /

noun

plural

florilegia

  1. a collection of literary pieces; anthology.

florilegium British  
/ ˌflɔːrɪˈliːdʒɪəm /

noun

  1. (formerly) a lavishly illustrated book on flowers

  2. rare an anthology

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Etymology

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 anthología anthology

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