dendrophobia

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron)

English dendr-

English dendro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-

Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der.

Latin

New Latinbor.

English -phobia

English dendrophobia

From dendro- + -phobia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛndɹəˈfəʊbɪə/

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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.