Meaning & use
Lachanophobia
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An abnormal or persistent fear of vegetables.
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The child's lachanophobia made family dinners a daily struggle.
Therapists sometimes use gradual exposure to treat lachanophobia in picky eaters.
A note on using this word
Built from the Greek 'lachanon' (vegetable) and 'phobos' (fear), it belongs to a large family of specific phobia names coined on the same Greek pattern.
Words with a similar meaning
vegetable phobia
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