FLORILEGIUM

florilegium, garland, miscellany

(noun) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

florilegium (plural florilegia)

A collection of flowers

A patristic anthology

Source: Wiktionary



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