INFLUENT


Meaning of INFLUENT in English

/in"flooh euhnt/ , adj.

1. flowing in.

n.

2. a tributary.

3. Ecol. a plant or animal that has an important effect on the biotic balance in a community.

[ 1400-50; late ME influent- (s. of influens ) inflowing. See IN- 2 , FLUENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .