Biomass Definition

bīō-măs
noun
The total mass or number of living organisms in a particular area or volume.
Webster's New World
Plant material, vegetation, or agricultural waste used as a fuel or energy source.
American Heritage
Animal waste, matter from recently living plants, etc. for use as fuel or in making biofuel.
Webster's New World
The total mass of living matter within a given unit of environmental area.
American Heritage Medicine
Plant or animal material, such as forestry byproducts or agricultural waste, that is used as a fuel or energy source.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Biomass

Noun

Singular:
biomass
Plural:
biomasses

Origin of Biomass

  • bio- +‎ mass

    From Wiktionary

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