dendrophobia

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).

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