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florilegium (iou)



florilegium noun. , -giums. E17.
[mod. Latin, lit. 'bouquet', from Latin flori- combining form of flos flower + legere to gather, translating Greek anthologion ANTHOLOGY.]
A collection of choice extracts from literature; an anthology. Also (rare), with ref. to etymological sense: a book describing choice flowers.