florilegium

(flôr'ə-lē'jē-əm, flōr'-)
n., pl., -gi·a (-jē-ə).
A collection of excerpts from written texts, especially works of literature.

[New Latin flōrilegium, flower-gathering (translation of Greek anthologion, flower-gathering, anthology), from Latin flōrilegus, gathering flowers : flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower + legere, to gather.]

(flor-uh-LEE-jee-uhm, FLOR-)

noun, plural florilegia
A collection of literary pieces; anthology.

Etymology
Neo-Latin florilegium, equivalent to Latin flori- + leg(ere) to gather + -ium, on the model of spicilegium gleaning; a calque of Greek anthologia, anthology

Usage
"One of the most telltale of these is the ever-growing popularity of the digest, the epitome, the florilegium, the anthology." — Green, Peter, The Oxford Book of Classical Verse in Translation (book reviews), The New Republic, 19 Feb 1996.

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a collection of writings

Originally, a collection of flowers. Today the term typically denotes a book about plants.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
  Synonyms: garland, miscellany

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