florigraphic

English

Etymology

From florigraphy +‎ -ic.

Adjective

florigraphic (comparative more florigraphic, superlative most florigraphic)

1. Rare spelling of floriographic.
   • 1869, John Henry Ingram, “Introduction”, in Flora Symbolica; or, The Language and Sentiment of Flowers, F. W. Warne and Co., page 1:

     The Chinese, whose chronicles antedate the historic records of all other nations, have, and ever seem to have had, a simple but complete mode of communicating ideas by means of florigraphic signs.

   • 1905, G. Stanley Hall, “Adolescent Feelings Toward Nature and a New Education in Science” (chapter XII), in Adolescence: Its Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, Religion and Education, volume II, D. Appleton & Company, page 209:

     The plant world is far vaster and older than man or perhaps even than animals, and vernacular names are of the highest antiquity and connect flowers with animals, stars, ancient gods, Christ, angels, historic persons, fairies, Naiads, elves, Puck, demons, trolls, witches, medicine, magic, are wrought into proverbs, festivals, calendars, and many miraculous plants have been invented as if there was once a full florigraphic language.

   • 1988, “The Language and Meanings of Flowers”, in The Complete Book of Fortune, Blaketon Hall Limited, →ISBN, page 571:

     The index of attributes given below makes it quite easy both to compose and interpret florigraphic “documents.”

   • 1989, Deni Bown, Alba: The Book of White Flowers, Timber Press, page 23:

     Records of florigraphic signs exist from ancient Chinese, Assyrian, Egyptian and Indian cultures.