florilegus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from flōs (flower) +‎ -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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flōrilegus (feminine flōrilega, neuter flōrilegum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational, of bees) flower-gathering

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

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  • Renaissance Latin: flōrilegium

References

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  • florilegus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • florilegus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • florilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.