Etymology

helianthophobia

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Today it means: The fear of sunflowers (plant). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἥλιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἥλιος“sun”
  2. English todayhelianthophobia

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -phobia. Can also be analysed as helianthus + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἥλιος all →

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