Dendrophilia (paraphilia)
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Dendrophilia (or less often arborphilia or dendrophily) literally means "love of trees". The term may sometimes refer to a paraphilia in which people are sexually attracted to or sexually aroused by trees. This may involve sexual contact or veneration as phallic symbols or both.[1]
References
- ^ Corsini, Raymond J. (1999). The Dictionary of Psychology. Psychology Press. p. p. 263. ISBN 158391028X.
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