English Explanatory Dictionary

merroir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The complete set of local conditions in which seafood is raised. The total characteristics or phenotype of an organism due to attributes such as harvest and cultivation technique, salinity, tides, local food sources, seasonality, and climate.

Word forms

merroir

Etymology

Neologism from French mer (“sea”) + terroir. Coined by Seattle Times food writer Greg Atkinson in March 2003.

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