Lachanophobia
Fear of vegetables (aversion to vegetables as a category).
Lachanophobia
Fear of vegetables (aversion to vegetables as a category).
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Examples
"Lachanophobia left him nutritionally limited because he refused all vegetables."
"Children with lachanophobia often struggle at family meals where veggies are served."
Mnemonic Trick
Lachano- = vegetable (Greek lachanon) — imagine greens as hostile to recall fear.
Additional Information
Common Symptoms:
"Restricted diet, anxiety at meal times, social embarrassment, nutritional risk from veg avoidance."
Etymology
From Greek lachanon = vegetable + phobos = fear.
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