Etymology

aufwuchs

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Today it means: The small animals and plants that encrust hard substrates, such as rocks, in aquatic environments. Full definition →

German Aufwuchs
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  1. German · borrowed fromAufwuchs“surface growth, overgrowth”
  2. English todayaufwuchs

Borrowed from German Aufwuchs (“surface growth, overgrowth”).

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