mesic

¹ American  

[mez-ik, mes-, mee-zik, -sik] / ˈmɛz ɪk, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zɪk, -sɪk /

adjective

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

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mesic ² American  

[mee-zik, -sik, mez-ik, mes-] / ˈmi zɪk, -sɪk, ˈmɛz ɪk, ˈmɛs- /

adjective

Physics.

1. of or relating to a meson; mesonic.

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mesic British  

/ ˈmiːzɪk /

adjective

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

   mesic plants

2. of or relating to a meson

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mesic Scientific  

/ mĕz′ĭk,mĕs′-,mē′zĭk,-sĭk /

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

2. Compare hydric xeric

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Other Word Forms

• mesically adverb

Etymology

Origin of mesic¹

First recorded in 1925–30; mes- + -ic

Origin of mesic²

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

Example Sentences

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.

From The New Yorker • May 4, 2015

By contrast, many dry and mesic, low-elevation and mid-montane forests historically experienced more frequent low-severity fires that maintained relatively open forest structures of fire-resistant trees33, 34, 40, across about 25% of western US forests36.

From Nature • Nov. 4, 2014

The "mesic" atom formed in this way is somewhat heavier than an ordinary hydrogen atom but extremely small.

From Time Magazine Archive

But when a mesic deuterium atom hits an atom of ordinary hydrogen, the nuclei fuse together, forming an atom of helium 3 and releasing 5.4 million electron-volts of energy.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the subspecies of P. maniculatus tested was from a desert region, whereas the other two were from mesic areas along the coast of California.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.