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florimania|flɔərɪˈmeɪnɪə|
[f. L. flōr(i)-, flōs flower + Gr. µανία madness (see mania).]
A mania or ‘rage’ for flowers in general, or for one particular sort or species of flower.
1822Loudon Encycl. Gard. §54 This florimania seems to have declined and given way to a taste for exotics.
So florimanist [see -ist], one possessed by florimania. (Cf. F. florimane.)
1822Loudon Encycl. Gard. §44 The number of florimanists..was much more considerable towards the middle of the last century. |