phytodetritus
nounEtymology
From phyto- + detritus.
- learned borrowing from dētrītus
Definitions
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
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for phytodetritus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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