Bioherm Definition

bīō-hûrm
noun
A reeflike mass or mound of limestone built by sedentary organisms, as corals.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A massive, usually mound-shaped structure found in sedimentary rock strata, produced by the accretion of organic carbonate by a variety of marine invertebrates, such as corals and mollusks, and algae.
American Heritage Medicine

(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae.

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Other Word Forms of Bioherm

Noun

Singular:
bioherm
Plural:
bioherms

Origin of Bioherm

  • bio– Greek herma sunken rock, reef (of unknown origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • bio- +‎ herm

    From Wiktionary

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