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pot·pour·ri (pṓpŏŏ-rḗ)

[French pot pourri (translation of Spanish olla podrida), pot, pot; see potiche, + pourri past participle of pourrir, to rot (from Old French purir) (from Vulgar Latin* putrīre) (from Latin putrēscere; see putrid).]

noun: pl., -ris. 

  1. 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)
  2. A miscellaneous anthology or collection: a potpourri of short stories and humorous verse.
  3. A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air.