Anthomaniac (noun) (rare)
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A person who is (excessively) passionate or enthusiastic about flowers.
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Horatio Smith (1779–1849), writer and humorist. From antho- + -maniac, after anthomania.
Example sentences
“She was obsessed with cut flowers, an anthomaniac; the cloying smell from the house, unbearable.”
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