First Known Use: 1945
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periphyton
noun pe·riph·y·ton \pə-ˈri-fə-ˌtän\
Definition of PERIPHYTON
: organisms (as some algae) that live attached to underwater surfaces
— peri·phyt·ic \ˌper-ə-ˈfi-tik\ adjective
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Origin of PERIPHYTON
New Latin, from Greek periphytos (verbal of periphyein to grow around, from peri- + phyein to bring forth, grow) + -on (as in plankton) — more at be
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