spicilegium.
a gleaning of ears of corn (collection of ears of corn left behind after the main harvest or gathering thereof)
Meaning & usage
a gleaning of ears of corn (collection of ears of corn left behind after the main harvest or gathering thereof)
a “gathering” of sparse specimens that have been overlooked by others
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin spīca Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin spīcilegium From spīca (“an ear of corn”) + legō (“to gather”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract neuter substantives).
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