Oyster-tecture

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use of oyster reefs to mitigate the effects of storm surge and rising sea levels and to filter polluted water. uncountable

    "The vision for oyster-tecture is to create a network of oyster reefs that interlink from Texas to Maine."

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"The vision for oyster-tecture is to create a network of oyster reefs that interlink from Texas to Maine."

Etymology

Coined by Kate Orff. Blend of oyster + architecture

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