florilegium

[ flawr-uh-lee-jee-uh m, flohr- ]
/ ˌflɔr əˈli dʒi əm, ˌfloʊr- /

noun, plural flo·ri·le·gi·a [flawr-uh-lee-jee-uh, flohr-] /ˌflɔr əˈli dʒi ə, ˌfloʊr-/.

a collection of literary pieces; anthology.

Origin of florilegium

1640–50; < New 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

Words nearby florilegium

florida velvet bean, floridean starch, floridian, floriferous, florigen, florilegium, florin, florio, florissant, florist, floristic

Example sentences from the Web for florilegium

  • Florilegium Portense, a work containing 115 cantiones selectissimas of from four to eight voices, with figured bass for organ.

    Bach |Charles Francis Abdy Williams

  • Though the Anthologia and the Florilegium are lavishly quoted, no references are given save the bare names.

    Notes and Queries, Number 242, June 17, 1854 |Various

  • Look through the dictionary, and cull out a florilegium, rival the tulippomania.

    Table-Talk |William Hazlitt

  • Are the Anthologia and the Florilegium quoted in any works previous to Forster's time?

    Notes and Queries, Number 242, June 17, 1854 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for florilegium

florilegium
/ (ˌflɔːrɪˈliːdʒɪəm) /

noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)

(formerly) a lavishly illustrated book on flowers
rare an anthology

Word Origin for florilegium

C17: Modern Latin, from Latin florilegus flower-collecting, from flōs flower + legere to collect