PERIPHYTON

Noun

periphyton (countable and uncountable, plural periphytons)

(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.

Source: Wiktionary



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3 June 2025

OWNER

(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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