Bioherm Definition
bīō-hûrm
noun
A reeflike mass or mound of limestone built by sedentary organisms, as corals.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A massive, usually mound-shaped structure found in sedimentary rock strata, produced by the accretion of organic carbonate by a variety of marine invertebrates, such as corals and mollusks, and algae.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Bioherm
Noun
Singular:
bioherm
Plural:
biohermsOrigin of Bioherm
bio– Greek herma sunken rock, reef (of unknown origin)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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bio- + herm
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