Home › Words › D › dendrophiliadendrophilia/ˌdɛndɹəˈfɪlɪə/dendrophilia means the love of trees.dendrophilia is pronounced /ˌdɛndɹəˈfɪlɪə/.EtymologyFrom dendro- + -philia.nounThe love of trees.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dendrophile 87% match — One who loves trees. vs dendrophilia →dendrolatry 81% match — The worship of trees. vs dendrophilia →dendrophobia 76% match — A morbid fear of trees. vs dendrophilia →dendrophilous 76% match — Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees. vs dendrophilia →dendrophilic 75% match — Thriving in environments that are rich in trees. vs dendrophilia →arborolatry 72% match — The worship of trees. vs dendrophilia →dendrology 67% match — The study of trees and other woody plants. vs dendrophilia →dendrophagy 66% match — The condition of being dendrophagous. vs dendrophilia →