What would be your reaction if somebody gifts you a Rose or a lovely bouque!!!You will admire the beauty of it ,will have a pleasant feeling..
and I was thinking this is an obvious reaction of rest of the world till
I Came across an interesting word with a weird meaning..Anthophobia...."Fear of flowers"..
People suffering from Anthophobia experience anxiety at the sight or thought of flowers.Any genus or species of flowers can instill fear, as can any flower part, such as a petal or stem.
Queen Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, roses in particular.
Strange ,one of the most beautiful creations on this earth can cause fear in somebody.So next time watch out ,you are not scaring somebody with what you think a beautiful gift indded :)
Note -do not confuse with "Anthrophobia",which means "Fear of people"
I know you just love Roses :)
ReplyDeleteFew more related words for the inquisitive reader.
ReplyDeleteAnthophagous is someone who survives on flowers.like some insects are anthophagous.Anthophilous is its synonym.
But wait anthology means a collection of selected literary passages and hence anthologist is a person who is an editor who makes selections from an anthology.
Thanks Lipsa for triggering the search for the related words.
Also check out caligynephobia.even more interesting.:)
Aparna u r right.... :)
ReplyDeleteGouri thanks for the additional infos