English Explanatory Dictionary

floriography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Communication through the use of flowers, with different types of flowers having particular symbolic meanings.

Pronunciation

/ˌflɔːɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-floriography.wav /ˌflɒɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/

Word forms

floriography floriographies florigraphy

Etymology

From Latin flōris + English -o- + -graphy (suffix indicating something represented in the specified manner). Flōris is the genitive singular of flōs (“blossom, flower”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Synonyms

language of flowers

Related words

floriographer floriographic tussie-mussie
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