e·ce·sis ( -s  ss)n. The successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat. [From Greek oik sis, inhabitation, from oikein, to dwell, from oikos, house; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
ecesis [ɪˈsiːsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the establishment of a plant in a new environment
[from Greek oikēsis a dwelling in, from oikein to inhabit; related to oikos a house]
ecesis
the transplanting of a plant to a new environment.
See also: Environment, Plants
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| Noun | 1. | ecesis - (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat 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" |
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