Anthomaniac

/ænθoʊˈmeɪniæk/ noun

Definition

A person who has an excessive or obsessive passion for flowers, particularly someone who compulsively collects or cultivates unusual varieties.

Etymology

From 'anthos' (flower) and 'maniac' (a person obsessed with something). This term emerged in the 19th century to describe Victorian-era collectors whose flower obsessions reached clinical extremes.

Kelly Says

Historical anthomaniacs were so obsessed with orchids that they would literally hire explorers to travel into jungles to find new species—it's basically plant-collecting adventure stories from the 1800s!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Anthology መንፈስ ሰላም
an-thol-oh-gee men-fes se-la-am
ARالعربية
مُحِبُّ الْأَنْثُولُوجِيَّة
moo-hi-bu al-an-tho-loo-jee-yah
BNবাংলা
সংকলনপ্রেমী
song-kol-no-pre-mee
CACatalà
antòlogafic
an-toh-loh-ga-fic
CSČeština
antologový fanatik
an-toh-loh-vo-y fan-a-tik
DADansk
antologifan
an-toh-loh-fee-an
DEDeutsch
Anthomanier
an-thol-o-ma-nee-er
ELΕλληνικά
φίλος της ανθολογίας
fee-los tee an-tho-loh-gee-as
ESEspañol
antólogo obsesionado
an-toh-loh-goh oh-bes-ee-oh-nah-doh
FAفارسی
عاشق کتاب
a-shagh ke-tab
FISuomi
antologian ystävä
an-toh-loh-gee-an ystä-vä
FRFrançais
anthomane
an-tho-mahn
GUGU
સંગ્રહ પ્રેમી
san-grah pre-mee
HAHA
ma'aikacin littafin
ma-ai-ka-ci-nan lit-ta-fin
HEעברית
אוהב אנתולוגיות
oh-hev an-tho-loh-gee-ot
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तक प्रेमी
pus-tak pre-mee
HUMagyar
antológia szerelmese
an-toh-loh-gee-a se-re-l-mes-e
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencinta antologi
pen-cinta an-toh-loh-gee
IGIG
onye na-agba antholog
oh-nye na-ag-ba an-toh-loh
ITItaliano
antuomo
an-toh-moh
JA日本語
花好き
hana-suki
KKKK
антология жанушысы
an-toh-loh-gee ja-nu-shy-sy
KMKM
អ្នកស្រលាញ់អន្តរកា
an-nok sra-la-anh an-tar-ka
KO한국어
꽃 애호가
kkot ae-ho-ga
MRMR
अंतोळीप्रेमी
an-toh-loh-ee-pre-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
cinta antologi
cin-ta an-toh-loh-gee
MYမြန်မာ
အန္တောလောဂျ် လူမျိုး
an-dan-loh-gee loo-myo
NLNederlands
anthologieliefhebber
an-toh-loh-gee-lie-f-heb-ber
NONorsk
antologifan
an-toh-loh-fee-an
PAPA
ਅੰਤੋਲੋਜੀ ਪ੍ਰેમી
an-toh-loh-jee pre-mee
PLPolski
fanatyk antologii
fa-na-tyk an-toh-loh-jee
PTPortuguês
antólogo obcecado
an-toh-loh-zhee oh-bes-kah-doh
RORomână
fan al antologiei
fan al an-toh-loh-gee-ei
RUРусский
Антоломаньяк
an-toh-loh-ma-nyak
SVSvenska
antologfantast
an-toh-loh-fan-tast
SWKiswahili
mchaji wa anthology
m-cha-ji wa an-toh-loh-gee
TAதமிழ்
நூல் ஆர்வலர்
noo-l a-r-va-lar
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తక ప్రేమికుడు
pus-tak pre-me-ku-du
THไทย
คนรักหนังสือ
kon rak-nung-swee
TLTL
tagapag-ibig ng antholohiya
ta-ga-pa-g-ibig ng an-toh-loh-hee-yah
TRTürkçe
Antoloji tutkunu
an-toh-loh-jee tu-t-koon-oo
UKУкраїнська
антологія-манiak
an-toh-loh-gee-ya-ma-ni-ak
URاردو
مجمو عہ کے شوقیہ
muj-mu-ah kay shoo-qi-yah
VITiếng Việt
người yêu thích anthologie
ngoo-ee yeu-thich an-toh-loh-gee
YOYO
Ẹlẹ́ṣọ̀ọ̀ Ọ̀rọ̀
e-le-sho-o oh-roh
ZH中文
花狂
huā kuáng
ZUZU
umshayeli we-anthology
oom-sha-ye-li we-an-toh-loh-gee

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