Floriography
//ˌflɔːɹiˈɒɡɹəfi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Communication through the use of flowers, with different types of flowers having particular symbolic meanings. uncountable, usually
"Floriography is a science that requires but little study. Some flowers almost bear written upon their upturned faces the thoughts of which they are living representatives."
Example
More examples"In Japanese floriography, cactus flowers represent sex or lust."
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”).
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