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Title florilegium
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
flo·ri·le·gium

 \\ˌflȯr-ə-ˈlē-j(ē-)əm\\ noun 
(plural flo·ri·le·gia 
 \\-j(ē-)ə\\)
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin, from Latin florilegus culling flowers, from flori- + legere to gather — more at 
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 DATE  1647
: a volume of writings : 
anthology
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
n. Function: noun 

Synonyms: 
ANTHOLOGY
, album, ana, analects, garland, miscellany, omnibus, posy
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
flo·ri·le·gi·um
\ˌflōrəˈlējēəm\ noun
(plural florile·gia \-jēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin florilegus flower-culling (from flori- + -legus, from legere to gather) + -ium (as in spicilegium act of gleaning ears of grain) — more at 
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1. archaic : a usually extravagantly illustrated book about flowers
2. [translation of Middle Greek anthologiamore at 
anthology
] : a volume or collection of brief extracts or writings : 
anthology

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