mycophobic

English

Etymology

From myco- +‎ -phobic.

Adjective

mycophobic (comparative more mycophobic, superlative most mycophobic)

1. Having or relating to an aversion to mushrooms or fungi.
   • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 231:

     Mycophobic attitudes might fuel a moral panic that leads to their illegalisation, or prompt Albertus Magnus and John Gerard to issue stark warnings about the dangers of these 'new fangled meates'.

Related terms

• mycophobe
• mycophobia