periphyton Syllabification: (pe·riph·y·ton)Pronunciation: /pəˈrifiˌtän/Definition of periphyton noun Ecology freshwater organisms attached to or clinging to plants and other objects projecting above the bottom sediments. Derivatives periphyticPronunciation: /ˌperəˈfitik/ adjective Origin: 1960s: from Greek peri- 'around' + phuton 'plant'periphyton in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of periphyton in the British & World English dictionary
