"biomass" meaning in All languages combined

See biomass on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbaɪə(ʊ)mæs/ [UK], /ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biomass.wav [UK] Forms: biomass [singular], [plural]
Etymology: bio- + mass Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|bio|mass}} bio- + mass Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Biomass is the total mass of a living thing or a part thereof.
    Sense id: simple-biomass-en-noun-p~7Jf~mx Categories (other): Biology
  2. Biomass is the total mass of all living things in an area.
    Sense id: simple-biomass-en-noun-HbmoNpP2 Categories (other): Biology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with bio-
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