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mesic
1[ mez-ik, mes-, mee-zik, -sik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
mesic
2[ mee-zik, -sik, mez-ik, mes- ]
adjective
- of or relating to a meson; mesonic.
mesic
/ ˈmiːzɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or growing in conditions of medium water supply
mesic plants
- of or relating to a meson
mesic
/ mĕz′ĭk,mĕs′-,mē′zĭk,-sĭk /
- Relating or adapted to a moderately moist habitat. The sugar maple, white ash, and basswood are mesic plants.
- Compare hydric
Derived Forms
- ˈmesically, adverb
Other Words From
- mesi·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
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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