aufwuchs

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noun

The small animals and plants that encrust hard substrates, such as rocks, in aquatic environments.

OriginGerman Aufwuchs →
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Meanings

nounaufwuchs (countable and uncountable, plural aufwuchs)
  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe small animals and plants that encrust hard substrates, such as rocks, in aquatic environments.

Origin

  1. GermanAufwuchs“surface growth, overgrowth”
  2. Englishaufwuchs

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

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APA

aufwuchs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aufwuchs

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“aufwuchs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aufwuchs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aufwuchs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aufwuchs.

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