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florilegia

florilegia is the plural of florilegium.

Meaning of florilegium

Noun

florilegium (plural florilegia or florilegiums)

  1. A collection of flowers.
    • Rich owners of private gardens commissioned large-format florilegiums to immortalize their personal taste and power of acquisition, and the drawn pages burned with the urgency and excitement of explaining every plant’s form, color, and beauty.2004, Sarah Simblet, “Plants and Gardens”, in Sketchbook for the Artist: An Innovative, Practical Approach to Drawing the World Around You, New York, N.Y.: DK Publishing, Inc., published 2005, →ISBN...
  2. An anthology, particularly of excerpts from larger works.
  3. A patristic anthology.

Questions about florilegia

What is florilegia the plural of?
Florilegia is the plural of florilegium.

Words near florilegia in the dictionary

  1. florikens
  2. florikin
  3. florikins
  4. florilege
  5. florileges
  6. florilegia
  7. florilegium
  8. florilegiums
  9. florimania
  10. florimer
  11. florimers

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