eutrophy

noun

eu·​tro·​phy ˈyü‧trəfē 

plural -es

1

: healthy nutrition : healthy action of the nutritive functions

2

[probably from German eutrophie, from Greek eutrophia] of a lake : the quality or state of being eutrophic

Word History

Etymology

Greek eutrophia, from eutrophos well nourished, nourishing (from eu- + trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish) + -ia -y

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