bioherm

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ herm

Noun

bioherm (plural bioherms)

(geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73).
(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae

Translations

a mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae

Irish: bith-heirm f

Italian: bioherma m

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