"language of flowers" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} language of flowers
  1. Secret communication through the use of flowers; floriography. Wikipedia link: language of flowers Categories (lifeform): Flowers Related terms: tussie-mussie
    Sense id: en-language_of_flowers-en-noun-REEb~oG8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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