bioherm
English
Etymology
From bio- (“life”) + Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “sunken rock, reef”).[1]
Noun
bioherm (plural bioherms)
- (geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae, especially in a mound or dome shape.
- 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 143:
- Bioherms are built quickly. Over the course of a century, one will rise by up to 7 metres, and expand across the sea floor, following the contours and topology of what already exists.
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Translations
a mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
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References
- "bioherm." American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 21 Sep. 2019 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bioherm
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