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anarboralgia : loss of concentration due to lack of exposure to views of trees through windows | anarboralgia : loss of concentration due to lack of exposure to views of trees through windows | ||
arborphoria : the | april dregs : garbage left behind after snow melt | ||
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 | ||
bitterchoke : damage done to vegetation by the invasive vine | bitterchoke : damage done to vegetation by the invasive vine Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) | ||
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dauthus plasticus : death by plastic ingestion | dauthus plasticus : death by plastic ingestion | ||
digital jungle : nature is becoming more an engineered object | digital jungle : the way in which nature is becoming more an engineered object and technology is becoming more complex, more like nature (Danny Hillis) | ||
dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons | dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons | ||
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envirolexicide : the act of removing from a dictionary a word that describes something in nature | |||
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fence-burl : chunk of tree trunk or branches remaining on a chain link fence after the rest has been cut away | fence-burl : chunk of tree trunk or branches remaining on a chain link fence after the rest has been cut away | ||
fishluv : the curiosity and | fishluv : the curiosity, affinity, and anxiety that seals and people have for each other when playing in the surf | ||
floral confusion : when you mistake a real plant for a fake plant | floral confusion : when you mistake a real plant for a fake plant | ||
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ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft | ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft | ||
gold dust : coating of pollen on | gold dust : coating of pollen on outdoor objects and infrastructure | ||
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high bunk : a | high bunk : a bird's nest on a skyscraper | ||
hominal conflagration: wild fires caused by matches | hominal conflagration: wild fires caused by matches | ||
hoop sag : car tires get flat when the weather gets colder | hoop sag : how car tires get flat when the weather gets colder | ||
hubcap lap : the way an animal runs from car traffic, darting | hubcap lap : the way an animal runs from car traffic, darting | ||
human work : structure you come across in the woods that could only have been made by a human | human work : a structure you come across in the woods that could only have been made by a human | ||
K | K | ||
killit : a group of wild turkeys | killit : a group of wild turkeys walking around a city neighborhood at Thanksgiving time | ||
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log zap : tree | log zap : a tree that has fallen on a power line | ||
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mary-ding : dent in a car made by hail | mary-ding : dent in a car made by hail | ||
melt down break : genetic | 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 | |||
Milkaline : plastic synthesized at home from milk (see Slow Plastic) | |||
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pan-nature : all of nature including humans and human | 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 | petrol mortis : corpse of an animal killed by oil spill | ||
plasmat : a mixture of garbage, leaves and dirt forming a mat on the ground | |||
prismus lacu : rainbow sheen of oil on water | prismus lacu : rainbow sheen of oil on water | ||
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reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings | reanimalia : animals living in abandoned vehicles or buildings | ||
roadwort : ivy on traffic | roadwort : ivy on traffic lights and signs | ||
[[root-kilter]] : a slab of sidewalk forced out of place by a growing tree root | [[root-kilter]] : a slab of sidewalk forced out of place by a growing tree root | ||
rubbish kill : | rubbish kill : animal death from ingesting human garbage | ||
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sootwhistle : asthma caused by smog | sootwhistle : asthma caused by smog | ||
spectrum of influence: the spectrum | 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 | sticky rime : frost on a car windshield that's hard to wipe off | ||
stuckwood: tree that has grown through a metal chain link fence | |||
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the entanglement : the way in which nature and technology are becoming more and more entangled | 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 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 | the whole anthill : the whole earth as a site of human activity | ||
timbercake : property squashed under a fallen tree in extreme weather | timbercake : property squashed under a fallen tree in extreme weather | ||
track-flaque : rain puddles in a road | |||
track-flaque : rain | |||
transatmosphobia : worry about climate change | transatmosphobia : worry about climate change | ||
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unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it | unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it | ||
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wet blaze : electrical fire caused by a rainstorm shorting the electricity in a building | |||
Revision as of 08:37, 23 February 2016
Follow links for a more in-depth look at each word's origins and images.
A
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
april dregs : garbage left behind after snow melt
arborphoria : the benficial effect of looking at trees on mood and mental performance
B
barge bums : barnacles living on the side of a boat
bitterchoke : damage done to vegetation by the invasive vine Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
C
cleat mulch : goose poop on an athletic playing field
D
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)
dove slop : trash eaten by pigeons
E
envirolexicide : the act of removing from a dictionary a word that describes something in nature
F
fence-burl : chunk of tree trunk or branches remaining on a chain link fence after the rest has been cut away
fishluv : the curiosity, affinity, and anxiety that seals and people have for each other when playing in the surf
floral confusion : when you mistake a real plant for a fake plant
G
ghost hall : the structure left behind inside an abandoned mineshaft
gold dust : coating of pollen on outdoor objects and infrastructure
H
high bunk : a bird's nest on a skyscraper
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
K
killit : a group of wild turkeys walking around a city neighborhood at Thanksgiving time
L
log zap : a tree that has fallen on a power line
M
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
Milkaline : plastic synthesized at home from milk (see Slow Plastic)
N
nutnick : dent in a car made by a falling acorn
P
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
prismus lacu : rainbow sheen of oil on water
R
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
S
screenaxed : the way trees look on video
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"
Slow Plastic : a movement involving synthesizing plastic at home from everyday ingredients, and using to make everyday objects for regular use
sootwhistle : asthma caused by smog
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
T
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
timbercake : property squashed under a fallen tree in extreme weather
track-flaque : rain puddles in a road
transatmosphobia : worry about climate change
U
unsettling the veil : the way an airplane changes the shape of a cloud as it moves through it
W
wet blaze : electrical fire caused by a rainstorm shorting the electricity in a building