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helianthophobia

helianthophobia noun: the fear of sunflowers (plant).

Noun

helianthophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of sunflowers (plant).
    • Man I have helianthophobia2018 August 8, @420JAYK, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026
    • my friends accepted my trypophobia more than this helianthophobia i've had for years. sunflowers scare the shit out of me.2019 September 14, @xx___zin, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026

Examples of helianthophobia in a sentence

  • please do NOT use sunflower pictures for aesthetics i beg you. helianthophobia exists and it’s the fear of the sunflower bloom itself or its size or the fuzzy brown texture in the center. please.2020 August 29, @jkxIuv, X, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026:
  • Also for @GylesB1 My wife suffers from helianthophobia.2021 March 16, @MarkK58, X, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026:
  • I recently discovered I have a phobia of sunflowers and it actually has a name (helianthophobia) so I’m glad I’m not actually insane for thinking they are terrifying2021 August 28, @k8adelphia, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026:
  • I suffer from severe helianthophobia (fear of sunflowers) AMA2022 June 2, madhatter2493, Reddit, r/AMA, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026:

Origin of helianthophobia

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

Questions about helianthophobia

What does helianthophobia mean?
Helianthophobia means the fear of sunflowers (plant).
How do you use helianthophobia in a sentence?
please do NOT use sunflower pictures for aesthetics i beg you. helianthophobia exists and it’s the fear of the sunflower bloom itself or its size or the fuzzy brown texture in the center. please.
What part of speech is helianthophobia?
Helianthophobia is a noun.

Words near helianthophobia in the dictionary

  1. helianthamide
  2. helianthemum
  3. helianthemums
  4. helianthin
  5. helianthoid
  6. helianthophobia
  7. helianthoside
  8. helianthus
  9. helianthuses
  10. heliast
  11. heliastic

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