Anthomania

Anthomania
Anthomania An`tho*ma"ni*a, n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + mani`a madness.] A extravagant fondness for flowers. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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  • anthomania — noun An extravagant passion for flowers …   Wiktionary

  • anthomania — obsession with flowers Manias and Obsessions …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • anthomania —   n. great love of flowers …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • anthomania — anthomāˈnia noun (Gr maniā madness) a craze for flowers • • • Main Entry: ↑antho …   Useful english dictionary

  • anthomaniac — noun Someone who suffers from anthomania …   Wiktionary

  • mania — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. madness, frenzy, lunacy; insanity; obsession, craze. See desire, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. craze, obsession, madness, manic disorder; see deSire 1 , insanity 1 , obsession . See Synonym… …   English dictionary for students

  • Manias and Obsessions — Sometimes, when I look over what I ve created in the Phrontistery, I start to think I m more than a bit crazy, and must be suffering from verbomania. Still, I probably don t officially have any of the 142 manias or obsessions listed below. Some… …   Phrontistery dictionary

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