oikesis

oikesis
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  • ecesis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek oikēsis inhabitation, from oikein to inhabit more at ecumenical Date: circa 1904 the establishment of a plant or animal in a new habitat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • weik- — I. weik 1 Clan (social unit above the household). Oldest form *weik̑ , becoming *weik in centum languages. 1. Suffixed form *weik slā . villa, village, villain, villanelle, villein; bidonville, nasty, from …   Universalium

  • ecesis — ecesic, adj. /i see sis/, n. Ecol. the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment. [1900 05; < Gk oíkesis an inhabiting, equiv. to oike , var. s. of oikeîn to inhabit (deriv. of oîkos house) + sis SIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • ecesis — e•ce•sis [[t]ɪˈsi sɪs[/t]] n. ecl the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment • Etymology: 1900–05; < Gk oíkēsis act of inhabiting e•ce′sic, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • ecesis — /əˈsisəs/ (say uh seesuhs) noun the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment. {New Latin, from Greek oikēsis an inhabiting} –ecesic, adjective …  

  • ecesis — ☆ ecesis [ē sē′sis ] n. [< Gr oikēsis, act of dwelling, residence < oikein, to inhabit < oikos, house (see ECO ) + sis, fem. suffix of action] the successful establishment of a plant or animal in a new locality …   English World dictionary

  • e|ce|sis — «ih SEE sihs», noun. the adaptation of a foreign plant to a new habitat. ╂[< New Latin ecesis < Greek oíkesis a dwelling] …   Useful english dictionary

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