dendrophobia

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UK/ˌdɛndɹəˈfəʊbɪə/

noun

A morbid fear of trees.

OriginEnglish dendro- ← Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) ← Proto-Indo-European *der-drew-om? →
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Meanings

noundendrophobia (usually uncountable, plural dendrophobias)

plural dendrophobias

  1. rareuncountableusuallyA morbid fear of trees.

    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).

    2013, Peter Young, Oak, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 118

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóruredup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*der-drew-om?
  3. Ancient Greekδένδρον (déndron)
  4. Englishdendr-
  5. Englishdendro-
  6. Englishdendrophobia

From dendro- + -phobia.

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APA

dendrophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dendrophobia

MLA

“dendrophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dendrophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dendrophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dendrophobia.

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