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To: Elsie

google “biomass definition” and find out for yourself (turns out there are two meanings, one of which applies to this thread)


117 posted on 01/02/2023 11:27:09 PM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever
google “biomass definition”


biomass
 
bī′ō-măs″

noun

  1. The total mass of living matter within a given unit of environmental area.
  2. Plant material, vegetation, or agricultural waste used as a fuel or energy source.
  3. The total mass of all living things within a specific area, habitat etc.
  4. Vegetation used as a fuel, or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose.
  5. plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
  6. the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

120 posted on 01/03/2023 4:26:08 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Redmen4ever
I notice that 1, 3, and 6 refer to LIVING matter
and that 2, 4, and 5 refer to matter that used to be living, to be used as fuel.
121 posted on 01/03/2023 4:29:02 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Redmen4ever
I notice that 1, 3, and 6 refer to LIVING matter
and that 2, 4, and 5 refer to matter that used to be living, to be used as fuel.
122 posted on 01/03/2023 4:29:46 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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