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periphytic

periphytic adjective: relating to periphytons.

Adjective

periphytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to periphytons

Origin of periphytic

From periphyton + -ic.

Questions about periphytic

What does periphytic mean?
Periphytic means relating to periphytons.
What part of speech is periphytic?
Periphytic is an adjective.

Words near periphytic in the dictionary

  1. periphyses
  2. periphysis
  3. periphysoid
  4. periphysoidal
  5. periphysoids
  6. periphytic
  7. periphytivore
  8. periphytivores
  9. periphyton
  10. periphytons
  11. periplacental

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