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ecesis

ecesis noun: the process of the successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously or was left barren due to some catastrophe.

Noun

ecesis (uncountable)

  1. The process of the successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously or was left barren due to some catastrophe.

Origin of ecesis

From Ancient Greek οἴκισις (oíkisis, “colonization”).

Questions about ecesis

What does ecesis mean?
Ecesis means the process of the successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously or was left barren due to some catastrophe.
What part of speech is ecesis?
Ecesis is a noun.

Words near ecesis in the dictionary

  1. ECEC
  2. ECECs
  3. Eceni
  4. eceriferum
  5. ecesic
  6. ecesis
  7. ECF
  8. ECFV
  9. ECFVs
  10. ECG
  11. ECGD

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