English Explanatory Dictionary

rhexistasy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of intense erosion due to the absence of a cover of vegetation.

Word forms

rhexistasy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥέξω (rhéxō, “to break”).

Antonyms

biostasy
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