# merroir

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/merroir