Words & meaning's for the outdoors.

henchy3rd

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I do like to learn new words & their meanings, so I thought I’d start with..
Nemophilia, the love of spending time in Forrest’s.
Petrichor, the scent of the earth after rain.
 

TeeDee

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Nemo / Nemus = means "woodland-loving"
Philia / Philos = Loving


Petra/Petros= Stone
Chor ( Ichor ) = Fluid of the Gods.
 

TeeDee

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psithurism - These sounds of wind in the trees and the rustling of leaves have enchanted so many people over time that they invented a word to describe them


Comes from the Greek Psíthuros which means to be whispering and slanderous.
 
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TLM

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Hankikanto - the condition of snow, usually in the spring, when wetted snow has frozen so that it carries a walker or skier right on top without sinking.
 

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