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pteridophobia

pteridophobia noun: the fear of ferns.

Noun

pteridophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of ferns.
    • The name of the bravery medal awarded to messenger pigeons during the Second World War, the fact that Andy Warhol only ever wore green underpants, the name of the personnel on that Tampa Red recording from 1946 or the amazing titbit that Sigmund Freud suffered from pteridophobia, a fear of ferns2007, Karl MacDermott, The Creative Lower Being, pages 191-192
    • He had pteridophobia, yes2014 August 27, Dan Gall, “Trivia 26 Aug 2014”, in alt.thinkquest (Usenet)

Origin of pteridophobia

From pterido- (“fern”) + -phobia (“fear”).

Questions about pteridophobia

What does pteridophobia mean?
Pteridophobia means the fear of ferns.
What part of speech is pteridophobia?
Pteridophobia is a noun.

Words near pteridophobia in the dictionary

  1. pteridological
  2. pteridologist
  3. pteridologists
  4. pteridology
  5. pteridomania
  6. pteridophobia
  7. pteridophyte
  8. pteridophytes
  9. pteridophytic
  10. pteridosperm
  11. pteridospermatophyte

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