ecesis

e·ce·sis  (-sss)

n.

The successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat.

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[From Greek oiksis, inhabitation, from oikein, to dwell, from oikos, house; see weik-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ecesis

the transplanting of a plant to a new environment.

See also: Environment, Plants

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Noun

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ecesis - (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat establishment bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"