Periphyton Definition
pə-rĭfĭ-tŏn
noun
The tiny, aquatic plant and animal organisms that attach to objects in the bed of a body of water, as certain algae or insect larvae living on submerged plant stems and leaves.
Webster's New World
Origin of Periphyton
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New Latin from Greek periphuton from neuter sing. of periphutos planted all over from periphuein to grow around, cling to peri- peri- phuein to grow bheuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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