pe·riph·y·ton (p -r f -t n )n. Sessile organisms, such as algae and small crustaceans, that live attached to surfaces projecting from the bottom of a freshwater aquatic environment. [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; see bheu - in Indo-European roots.] |
periphyton [pəˈrɪfɪˌtɒn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) aquatic organisms, such as certain algae, that live attached to rocks or other surfaces
[from Greek, from peri- + phutos, from phuein to grow]
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