"choking bloom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: choking blooms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} choking bloom (plural choking blooms)
  1. An event in which a colony of plants, algae, or bacteria becomes so widespread in a body of water that it draws enough oxygen out of the water to kill other inhabitants of that ecosystem, and eventually becomes unable to sustain itself. Wikipedia link: choking bloom
    Sense id: en-choking_bloom-en-noun-1K0e1xww Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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