"edaphon" meaning in English

See edaphon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: edaphons [plural]
Etymology: From edaph- + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|en|edaph-|-on|id2=unit}} edaph- + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} edaphon (plural edaphons)
  1. (biology) The entirety of lifeforms found in soil. Related terms: edaphic

Inflected forms

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