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me·lis·so·pho·bia | \ mə-ˌli-sō-ˈfō-bē-ə 
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\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
\ 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
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The first known use of melissophobia was in 1875
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