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florilegium

Florilegium (noun) means a collection of flowers.

noun
1
A collection of flowers.
2
An anthology, particularly of excerpts from larger works.
3
A patristic anthology.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Renaissance Latin flōrilegium, calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”) (compare English anthology), so called because flowers were used as symbols of the finer sensibility of literature.

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What is the meaning of florilegium?

"florilegium" (noun) means a collection of flowers.

What are the different meanings of florilegium?

"florilegium" has 3 main meanings: 1. A collection of flowers; 2. An anthology, particularly of excerpts from larger works; 3. A patristic anthology.

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