lampenflora

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noun

The growth of light-dependent organisms, especially plants, in naturally unlit cave systems due to artificially installed electric lighting.

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lamp flora
OriginGerman Lampenflora →
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Meanings

nounlampenflora (usually uncountable, plural lampenfloras)

plural lampenfloras · alternative Lampenflora

  1. uncountableusuallyThe growth of light-dependent organisms, especially plants, in naturally unlit cave systems due to artificially installed electric lighting.

    Cave invertebrates frequently graze on lampenflora. At many sites in caves, abundant lampenflora is found at higher photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), longer illumination periods, higher humidity, active seeps, and a presence of sediment.

    2015, Annette Summers Engel, Microbial Life of Cave Systems

    Synonyms: lamp flora

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe growth of light-dependent organisms, especially plants, in naturally unlit cave systems due to artificially installed electric lighting.

Similar
lamp flora
Also see
lamp flora

Origin

  1. GermanLampenflora
  2. Englishlampenflora

From German Lampenflora (literally “lamp flora”), from Lampen+Flora.

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Translations

German Lampenflora
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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