单词 | florimania |
释义 | florimanian. A mania or ‘rage’ for flowers in general, or for one particular sort or species of flower. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [noun] > valued plant > flower or plant esteemed for its blossoms > love of anthomania1775 florimania1822 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening i. i. 36 This florimania seems to have declined and given way to a taste for exotics. Derivatives florimanist n. [see -ist suffix] one possessed by florimania. (Cf. French florimane.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > [noun] > valued plant > flower or plant esteemed for its blossoms > love of > one who loves flower-fancier1765 florimanist1822 anthomaniac1841 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening i. i. 28 The number of florimanists..was much more considerable towards the middle of the last century. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1822 |
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