ecesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

ecesis

Etymology

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

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