Florilegium

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒflÉ”rəˈliːdÊ’iÉ™m/

Origin

Latin, from flos ("flower") + form of legō ("I gather"), calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthologia, "flower-gathering") (English anthology), so called because flowers were used as symbols of the finer sensibility of literature.

Full definition of florilegium

Noun

1. A collection of flowers
2. An anthology