potpourri
noun
- Obsolete a stew
- a mixture of dried flower petals with spices, kept in a jar for its fragrance
- a medley, miscellany, or anthology
See potpourri in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pōˌpo͝o-rēˈ)
noun pl. pot·pour·ris - A combination of incongruous things: “In the minds of many, the real and imagined causes for Russia's defeats quickly mingled into a potpourri of terrible fears” (W. Bruce Lincoln).
- A miscellaneous anthology or collection: a potpourri of short stories and humorous verse.
- A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air.
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