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mesic

1

[ mez-ik, mes-, mee-zik, -sik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.


mesic

2

[ mee-zik, -sik, mez-ik, mes- ]

adjective

, Physics.
  1. of or relating to a meson; mesonic.

mesic

/ ˈmiːzɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or growing in conditions of medium water supply

    mesic plants

  2. of or relating to a meson
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mesic

/ mĕzĭk,mĕs-,mēzĭk,-sĭk /

  1. Relating or adapted to a moderately moist habitat. The sugar maple, white ash, and basswood are mesic plants.
  2. Compare hydric
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmesically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • mesi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesic1

First recorded in 1925–30; mes- + -ic

Origin of mesic2

First recorded in 1935–40; mes(on) + -ic
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Example Sentences

The fire threatens endangered Kahuli, or Hawaiian tree snails, and a rare dry forest and mesic forest.

Much of the rest of the country consists of mesic savanna—dense shrubland alternating with impenetrable swamp—which is largely beyond the reach of government.

Peromyscus maniculatus is ubiquitous, occurring in habitats ranging from mesic boreal forests to arid southwestern deserts.

The mesic conditions to the north in Tabasco and Yucat�n probably have restricted the movement of pygmy mice to the north.

The stock on the Caribbean lowlands remained in mesic environments and evolved into S. cyanosticta.

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