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periphyton

[puh-rif-i-ton]

noun

Ecology.

  1. the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.

periphyton

/ əˈɪɪˌɒ /

noun

  1. aquatic organisms, such as certain algae, that live attached to rocks or other surfaces

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Other Word Forms

  • periphytic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of periphyton1

1940–45; probably peri- + Greek ŷٴDz plant, -phyte, on the model of plankton
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Word History and Origins

Origin of periphyton1

C20: from Greek, from peri- + phutos, from phuein to grow

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