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 legend
1. archaic : a usually extravagantly illustrated book about flowers
2.
[translation of Middle Greek anthologia more at anthology ]
: a volume or collection of brief extracts or writings : anthology