melissophobia

me·lis·so·pho·bia | \ mə-ˌli-sō-ˈfō-bē-ə

Definition of melissophobia

: intense fear or dislike of bees : apiphobia I understand my son's fear. I suffer from melissophobia myself. That's the scientific term for a fear of bees …— Tom Henderson

Other Words from melissophobia

melissophobe \ mə-ˈli-sō-ˌfōb

\ or melissophobic \ mə-ˌli-sō-ˈfō-bik

\ noun, plural melissophobes or melissophobics

Many root and leafy vegetables (carrots, beets, lettuce, cabbage, etc.) are good choices for melissophobes because gardeners never let these vegetables flower either: we harvest them before they have time to do so! — Larry Hodgson

melissophobic adjective

… back then I mostly just learned to run away from bees, and as a melissophobic child, stinging insects deterred me from really getting into the agricultural arts. — Laura Furster