choking bloom

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Definition of choking bloom in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

choking blooms

plural form of choking bloom

Hyphenation

chok·ing bloom

Turkish pronunciation

çōkîng blum

Pronunciation

/ˈʧōkəɴɢ ˈblo͞om/ /ˈʧoʊkɪŋ ˈbluːm/