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Gardening Related Phobias |
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People have more fears than you can, well shake a Zucchini at. There is a fear for just about everything. And, if a new, undocumented fear arises, Psychologists are more than willing to invent a new name for it. Listed below are gardening related phobias that we have found so far. We hope that none of them fit you!
Alliumphobia- the fear of garlic Anthophobia- the fear of flowers Apiphobia- the fear of bees Arachnophobia- is the fear of spiders Ceraunophobia- is the fear of thunder Dendrophobia:- the fear of trees Entomophobia- the fear of insects Hydrophobia- the fear of water Insectophobia- the fear of insects. There are so many bugs out there, that they get two names( also see Entomophobia) Lachanophobia- the fear of vegetables Mycophobia- is the fear of mushrooms. Many mushrooms are poisonous. Perhaps this fear has some merit!?! Ombrophobia- is the fear of rain Pagophobia- the fear of ice or frost. Gardeners are justified in having this one. Panthophobia- is the fear of disease. Not limited to plant disease. Parasitophobia- the fear of parasites Rupophobia- is the fear of dirt Scoleciphobia- the fear of worms Seplophobia- the fear of decaying matter Watch out for that compost pile!!
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