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Revision as of 09:58, 24 April 2018
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absentshaping : the result of a lack of conditions needed to sustain the form of an established environmental element
act of man : an extraordinary weather event generated by the impact of human activity on the earth’s biosphere
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
aquarie : the healing effect one experiences when exposed to a body of water
arbormunch : when a tree grows to engulf a statue or sculpture
arborphoria : the benficial effect of looking at trees on mood and mental performance
audid : sensitivity of the ears when someone who lives near a forest arrives in a city
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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
bubblescum : the brownish bubbles occurring in sea foam that has been polluted with excess nitrogen runoff
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candefic nex : a human-made substance unintentionally ingested by an animal which then becomes 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
chiprooting : when chipmunks burrow down to gnaw at the roots of newly-planted perennials and shrubs
churum : a creature that lives exclusively in urban puddles
cleat mulch : goose poop on an athletic playing field
creature cure : when a veterinarian cures an animal
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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
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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
envirolexicide : the act of removing from a dictionary a word that describes something in nature
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faktractive : the way that fake objects are sometimes more attractive than real ones, as stones, jewels, breasts
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
florisson : a physical sensation attendant on an experience in, or related to, the natural world
fruit-gnome : an animal who eats your garden fruits/veggies
fwater : food and water are both essential to human and animal survival; food for humans requires water to produce
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garden thug : not a habitat invader, a plant that has growing and reproductive features making it too aggressive in the home landscape
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
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
gravlexis : the set of words which only exist because of gravity, such as: up, heavy, waterfall, perpendicular
greckle n
greenfluence : green spaces are more numerous in affluent areas
grussets n
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hasaural n
heap what you throw phrase
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
hoseawry : (pronounced haz-or-i) the lawn indentation resulting from lazily leaving the hose sprawled there after watering. Any resemblance to the Yiddish homophone "chazeri"(snack foods used for "pigging out") is purely coincidental
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
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killit n
kidree n
kinderpluck : the instinctive grasping and picking of plant material, especially flowers, by children aged twelve months to 7-8 years
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lightastic adj
lionhume : the way that lions and people both eat meat
log zap : a tree that has fallen on a power line
lumentis n
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maliptution : an inability or shame in communicating your natural self
Mamalite : plastic synthesized from human breast milk (see Slow Plastic)
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
mulch volcano : the unhealthy practice of mounding too much mulch up and around a tree trunk. This can kill the surface roots, harming, and even killing the tree
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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
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
nativeplantster : an individual who is very interested in indigenous flora
nature deficit disorder : what happens to children when they have limited access to the outdoors
nutdrop : when a squirrel drops an acorn on a person's head
nutnick : dent in a car made by a falling acorn
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oceawe n
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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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
pheeze n
plant blindness : inability to notice plants and their features because of lack of access and attention
plantaholic : a gardener who can never say no to a gift of cuttings or garden plants
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
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quizzect n
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reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings
reefsular adj
roadwort : ivy on traffic lights and signs
rubbish kill : animal death from ingesting human garbage
rumbleduster : a cathedral in the woods that only exists when people are in it
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sandance v
saver culture : a lifestyle of conscious, sustainable use of materials and objects, in opposition to consumer culture
salight adj
screenaxed : the way trees look on video
seagull-steal : when seagulls steal your food!
sispa n
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 and other non-toxic, biodegradable ingredients, to reclaim an awareness of and responsibility for plastic production and use
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
suckerprint : the visual traces of a vine left on a wall after the vine is removed.
sunscream : the sound produced when sunscreen is applied to a 4-year old at the beach
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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
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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
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 phrase
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volksunder : lying about your emissions standards
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wuffer n
wildernize : to promote the idea that parts of the biosphere still exist which are "wild" or "untrammeled" and unaffected by humans. Such as in the IMAX® BBC documentary Wild Africa.
windsewn v
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
zygoat : animals born from artificial insemination