Akademik

n.

A low-end flower store that sells mostly pompons and carnations.

"Valentine's Day is tight around the corner, and florists everywhere are getting ready. Bring in the bushels of roses, the reams of red ribbon — and some lingo:...Pomp and carn shop: Low-end flower store (from pompon and carnation)"

— Carla Koehl and Lucy Howard, "Flower Power," Newsweek, February 10, 1997