dendrophobia

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English

Etymology

From dendro- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɛndɹəˈfəʊbɪə/

Noun

dendrophobia (usually uncountable, plural dendrophobias)

  1. (rare) A morbid fear of trees.
    • 2013, Peter Young, Oak, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 118:
      Related to dendrophobia but less well known are hylophobia (fear of forests), nyctohylophobia (fear of dark wooded areas or forests at night) and xylophobia (fear of wooden objects).
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:dendrophobia.