phytodetritus

noun

Etymology

From phyto- + detritus.

  1. learned borrowing from dētrītus
  2. prefixed as phytodetritus — “phyto + detritus

Definitions

  1. marine detritus, of plant origin, that slowly sinks to the depths and is the food source…

    marine detritus, of plant origin, that slowly sinks to the depths and is the food source for abyssal benthic communities

The neighborhood

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