florilegium

 [flawr-uh-lee-jee-uhm, flohr-]  

flo·ri·le·gi·um

   [flawr-uh-lee-jee-uhm, flohr-]
noun, plural flo·ri·le·gi·a  [-jee-uh] .
a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
Origin:
1640–50; < Neo-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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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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florilegium (ˌflɔːrɪˈliːdʒɪəm)
 
—n , pl -gia
1.  (formerly) a lavishly illustrated book on flowers
2.  rare an anthology
 
[C17: Modern Latin, from Latin florilegus flower-collecting, from flōs flower + legere to collect]

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