English

Noun

florilegium ‎(plural florilegia)

1. A collection of flowers
2. A patristic anthology

References

• OED, 2nd edition, 1989

Latin

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία ‎(anthología, “flower-gathering”). Surface analysis: flōrilegus ‎(“flower-gathering”) + -ium ‎(“nominalizing suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /flo.riˈle.d͡ʒum/, [flo.riˈleː.d͡ʒum], [flɔ.riˈlɛː.d͡ʒum]

Noun

flōrilēgium n ‎(genitive flōrilēgiī); second declension

1. (Renaissance Latin) anthology

Declension

Second declension.

Descendants

• Italian: florilegio