ecosystem

noun
eco·sys·tem
/ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/

A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

Other meanings

The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.
A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies.
“The company’s ecosystem mainly comprises its supply chain, customers, end consumers and competitors.”

Related words

agroecosystem
ecosystemic
geoecosystem
macroecosystem
mesoecosystem
metaecosystem
microecosystem
palaeoecosystem
paleoecosystem
technoecosystem
ecosystem engineer

Example sentences

“Pollution was threatening the ecosystem every day.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We need to learn to live in symbiosis with our ecosystem again.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ecosystem” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.