Chapter Antecedently to Anthophagous of A by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Anthology
(An*thol"o*gy) n. [Gr. fr. 'anqolo`gos flower gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather.]

1. A discourse on flowers. [R.]

2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [R.]

3. A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; — particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.

4. (Gr. Ch.) A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.

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

Anthony's Fire
(An"tho*ny's Fire`) See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint.

Anthophagous
(An*thoph"a*gous) a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fagei^n to eat.] (Zoöl.) Eating flowers; — said of certain insects.