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[[absentshaping|absentshaping : the result of a lack of conditions needed to sustain the form of an established environmental element]] | [[absentshaping|absentshaping : the result of a lack of conditions needed to sustain the form of an established environmental element]] | ||
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arborphoria : the benficial effect of looking at trees on mood and mental performance | arborphoria : the benficial effect of looking at trees on mood and mental performance | ||
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barge bums : barnacles living on the side of a boat | barge bums : barnacles living on the side of a boat | ||
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bodhisizing : when a group of people resonate or communicate in a way that transcends language or words | bodhisizing : when a group of people resonate or communicate in a way that transcends language or words | ||
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candefic nex : a human-made substance unintentionally ingested by an animal which then become deadly. As bleach or oil. | candefic nex : a human-made substance unintentionally ingested by an animal which then become deadly. As bleach or oil. | ||
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[[crowdpathing|crowdpathing : extra paths that people make in parks]] | [[crowdpathing|crowdpathing : extra paths that people make in parks]] | ||
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dauthus plasticus : death by plastic ingestion | dauthus plasticus : death by plastic ingestion | ||
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dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons | dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons | ||
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enscorcle : the act by an animal or bird of incorporating a human-made substance into a nest, den, or other object | enscorcle : the act by an animal or bird of incorporating a human-made substance into a nest, den, or other object | ||
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envirolexicide : the act of removing from a dictionary a word that describes something in nature | envirolexicide : the act of removing from a dictionary a word that describes something in nature | ||
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false first : a narrative that promotes group or individual as being the first to discover a natural or wild setting, when, in truth, the area was known by indigenous people long before | false first : a narrative that promotes group or individual as being the first to discover a natural or wild setting, when, in truth, the area was known by indigenous people long before | ||
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greenfluence : green spaces are more numerous in affluent areas | greenfluence : green spaces are more numerous in affluent areas | ||
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[[heap what you throw|heap what you throw : creating mountains of garbage]] | [[heap what you throw|heap what you throw : creating mountains of garbage]] | ||
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husband husbandry : when you ask your husband to water your houseplants while you are away | husband husbandry : when you ask your husband to water your houseplants while you are away | ||
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[[killit|killit : a group of wild turkeys walking around a city neighborhood at Thanksgiving time]] | [[killit|killit : a group of wild turkeys walking around a city neighborhood at Thanksgiving time]] | ||
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kinderpluck : the instinctive grasping and picking of plant material, especially flowers, by children aged twelve months to 7-8 years | kinderpluck : the instinctive grasping and picking of plant material, especially flowers, by children aged twelve months to 7-8 years | ||
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lionhume : the way that lions and people both eat meat | lionhume : the way that lions and people both eat meat | ||
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log zap : a tree that has fallen on a power line | log zap : a tree that has fallen on a power line | ||
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maliptution : an inability or shame in communicating your natural self | maliptution : an inability or shame in communicating your natural self | ||
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moshnoshing : when a vegan is eaten by another animal | moshnoshing : when a vegan is eaten by another animal | ||
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natfeel : when a human experiences anything in nature by any method - or - any human experience with/in/about/related to nature - or - the quality of being like natfeel | natfeel : when a human experiences anything in nature by any method - or - any human experience with/in/about/related to nature - or - the quality of being like natfeel | ||
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nutnick : dent in a car made by a falling acorn | nutnick : dent in a car made by a falling acorn | ||
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origin amnesia : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: unicellular estrangement | origin amnesia : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: unicellular estrangement | ||
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[[other air|other air : air that arrives to your living or workspace inside inflatable packing material]] | [[other air|other air : air that arrives to your living or workspace inside inflatable packing material]] | ||
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pan-nature : all of nature including animals, plants, and humans and the objects and results of animal, plant, and human activity | pan-nature : all of nature including animals, plants, and humans and the objects and results of animal, plant, and human activity | ||
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prosthetic irony : when an animal loses a limb due to human industrial activity, and is outfitted with an artificial limb | prosthetic irony : when an animal loses a limb due to human industrial activity, and is outfitted with an artificial limb | ||
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reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings | reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings | ||
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rumbleduster : a cathedral in the woods that only exists when people are in it | rumbleduster : a cathedral in the woods that only exists when people are in it | ||
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saver culture : a lifestyle of conscious, sustainable use of materials and objects, in opposition to consumer culture | saver culture : a lifestyle of conscious, sustainable use of materials and objects, in opposition to consumer culture | ||
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sunscream : the sound produced when sunscreen is applied to a 4-year old at the beach | sunscream : the sound produced when sunscreen is applied to a 4-year old at the beach | ||
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[[terramour|terramour : smelling moisture emanating up from the earth through mud and soft soil, meeting the wafts of fragrant first blossoms someplace about chest height, very subtle, augmented by very merry birdsong]] | [[terramour|terramour : smelling moisture emanating up from the earth through mud and soft soil, meeting the wafts of fragrant first blossoms someplace about chest height, very subtle, augmented by very merry birdsong]] | ||
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tuarne : the act of putting nature in a museum in order to experience nature | tuarne : the act of putting nature in a museum in order to experience nature | ||
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unicellular estrangement : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: origin amnesia | unicellular estrangement : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: origin amnesia | ||
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[[unsettling the veil|unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it]] | [[unsettling the veil|unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it]] | ||
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volksunder : lying about your emissions standards | volksunder : lying about your emissions standards | ||
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wet blaze : electrical fire caused by a rainstorm shorting the electricity in a building | wet blaze : electrical fire caused by a rainstorm shorting the electricity in a building | ||
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zooicide : when an animal or human is killed during an encounter at a zoo | zooicide : when an animal or human is killed during an encounter at a zoo | ||
zygoat : animals born from artificial insemination | zygoat : animals born from artificial insemination | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 17 June 2016
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anarboralgia : loss of concentration due to lack of exposure to views of trees through windows
animicious : the accuracy with which a candy animal represents the animal after which it is fashioned
anthropnest : an animal nest constructed with human-made fibers
anthropodenial : "the a priori rejection of humanlike traits in other animals or animallike traits in us." Frans de Vaal, NYTimes, April 2016
april dregs : garbage left behind after snow melt
arbormunch : when a tree grows to engulf a statue or sculpture
arborphoria : the benficial effect of looking at trees on mood and mental performance
barge bums : barnacles living on the side of a boat
bitterchoke : damage done to vegetation by the invasive vine Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
bodhisizing : when a group of people resonate or communicate in a way that transcends language or words
candefic nex : a human-made substance unintentionally ingested by an animal which then become deadly. As bleach or oil.
carnamity : the bond between humans and animals who eat meat
cartographic cryptography : limiting human access to fragile natural attractions through obscuring or falsifying maps
churum : a creature that lives exclusively in urban puddles
cleat mulch : goose poop on an athletic playing field
creature cure : whe a veterinarian cures an animal
crowdpathing : extra paths that people make in parks
dauthus plasticus : death by plastic ingestion
digital jungle : the way in which nature is becoming more an engineered object and technology is becoming more complex, more like nature (Danny Hillis)
directree : when a tree grows to engulf a street sign
Disney's Law of Evolution : the process by which animals found cute by humans experience population growth and habitat protection
dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons
enscorcle : the act by an animal or bird of incorporating a human-made substance into a nest, den, or other object
envirolexicide : the act of removing from a dictionary a word that describes something in nature
false first : a narrative that promotes group or individual as being the first to discover a natural or wild setting, when, in truth, the area was known by indigenous people long before
fauxtotropism : a plant that grows towards artificial light, or light reflected by a mirrored building
fence-burl : chunk of tree trunk or branches remaining on a chain link fence after the rest has been cut away
filthtration : water that becomes polluted when filtering through layers of city ground-covering, rather than purified when filtered through soil
fishluv : the curiosity, affinity, and anxiety that seals and people have for each other when playing in the surf
flibbing : saying the ingredients of a food are "all-natural"
florafaux : fake plants
florad : using plants in advertising
floral confusion : when you mistake a real plant for a fake plant
florapportunist : weeds growing out of cracks in sidewalk, as in purslane or dandelion
florisson : a physical sensation attendant on an experience in, or related to, the natural world
frondlebath : the way the color of new leaves highlight the patina on a bronze statue in the spring
fruit-gnome : when an animal eats your garden fruits/veggies
fwater : food and water are both essential to human and animal survival; food for humans requires water to produce
ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft
glasp : the moment just before an animal realizes your vehicle is too close and runs or flies out of the way
gobsprout : to generate new words and otherwise fiddle with language
gold dust : coating of pollen on outdoor objects and infrastructure
grass scream : the smell of grass freshly cut by humans
gravenant : a man-made material being reabsorbed by a tree, rock, or dirt
gravening : tree bark wrapping around a man-made material, e.g. the remnant of a wire once used to hang a wind-chime or bird-feeder, barbed wire a plastic cord
greenfluence : green spaces are more numerous in affluent areas
heap what you throw : creating mountains of garbage
heir conditioning : turning on the air conditioning so you can use the fireplace in the summer
high bunk : a bird's nest on a tall building
hominal conflagration: wild fires caused by matches
hoop sag : how car tires get flat when the weather gets colder
hubcap lap : the way an animal runs from car traffic, darting
human work : a structure you come across in the woods that could only have been made by a human
humanimal : when humans and animals co-exist peacefully
husband husbandry : when you ask your husband to water your houseplants while you are away
killit : a group of wild turkeys walking around a city neighborhood at Thanksgiving time
kinderpluck : the instinctive grasping and picking of plant material, especially flowers, by children aged twelve months to 7-8 years
lionhume : the way that lions and people both eat meat
log zap : a tree that has fallen on a power line
maliptution : an inability or shame in communicating your natural self
Mamalite : plastic synthesized from human breast milk
mary-ding : dent in a car made by hail
melt-down break : a genetic mutation in a plant or animal caused by nuclear power plant disaster
metrocones : stalagmites and stalactites in a subway system
mibbling : when ants eat food in a driveway
Milkaline : plastic synthesized at home from milk (see Slow Plastic)
mistaken trash can : litter thrown in flower pots
moshnoshing : when a vegan is eaten by another animal
natfeel : when a human experiences anything in nature by any method - or - any human experience with/in/about/related to nature - or - the quality of being like natfeel
natspeak : when a human makes any sound or gesture to imitate any sound in nature - or - the sound a human makes when they natspeak - or - any sound or gesture made by a human that is like natspeak
natview : when a human looks at anything in nature - or - any picture/image or any other representation of anything in nature - or - anything that reminds a human of a natview - or - the quality of being like a natview
nutdrop : when a squirrel drops an acorn on a person's head
nutnick : dent in a car made by a falling acorn
origin amnesia : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: unicellular estrangement
other air : air that arrives to your living or workspace inside inflatable packing material
pan-nature : all of nature including animals, plants, and humans and the objects and results of animal, plant, and human activity
petrol mortis : corpse of an animal killed by oil spill
plasmat : a mixture of garbage, leaves and dirt forming a mat on the ground
polyflor : a discarded plastic bag on natural ground, dirt, or plants
prismus lacu : rainbow sheen of oil on water
prosthetic irony : when an animal loses a limb due to human industrial activity, and is outfitted with an artificial limb
reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings
roadwort : ivy on traffic lights and signs
root-kilter : a slab of sidewalk forced out of place by a growing tree root
rubbish kill : animal death from ingesting human garbage
rumbleduster : a cathedral in the woods that only exists when people are in it
saver culture : a lifestyle of conscious, sustainable use of materials and objects, in opposition to consumer culture
screenaxed : the way trees look on video
seagull-steal : when seagulls steal your food!
skreek : the sound made when a branch scrapes against the side of a building
solastalgia : "people's emotional distress when their home landscapes become unrecognizeable through environmental change"
solsquint : the involuntary facial reaction (humans) have to coming from darkness into light (sun).
soulsquint : a feeling that is similar to solsquint, but more encompassing
Slow Plastic : a movement of people synthesizing plastic and plastic objects from food ingredients, to reclaim an awareness of and responsibility for plastic production and use
snowfelled : early spring garden flowers toppled by snow
sootwhistle : asthma caused by smog
spamm : when an animal ingests inorganic human-manufactured waste that can't be digested
spectrum of influence: the spectrum whose poles are: no human influence (untrammeled wilderness) to all human influence (fully manufactured cityscape)
station-weed : weeds growing in an underground subway station with minimal water and light sources
sticky rime : frost on a car windshield that's hard to wipe off
stuckwood : tree that has grown through a metal chain link fence
sunscream : the sound produced when sunscreen is applied to a 4-year old at the beach
the entanglement : the way in which nature and technology are becoming more and more entangled, the distinction between the two is becoming meaningless (Danny Hillis)
the murks : feeling of unwellness produced in city residents by high levels of smog
the whole anthill : the whole earth as a site of human activity
third-floor visitor : plastic bag stuck and billowing in the branches of a tree
timbercake : property squashed under a fallen tree in extreme weather
track-flaque : rain puddles in a road
transatmosphobia : worry about climate change
trashinate : when an animal digs up trash
tuarne : the act of putting nature in a museum in order to experience nature
unicellular estrangement : sense of separateness from the star dust we're made of. You are a product of thousands of loves. your one-celled elders. see also: origin amnesia
Universal Declaration of Earth Rights : a resolution proposed for adoption by the United Nations General Assembly insuring the fundamental, inalienable rights of the earth and its resources
unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it
volksunder : lying about your emissions standards
wet blaze : electrical fire caused by a rainstorm shorting the electricity in a building
zooicide : when an animal or human is killed during an encounter at a zoo
zygoat : animals born from artificial insemination