ecesis

[ih-see-sis]

noun

Ecology.

1. the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.

ecesis

/ ɪˈsiːsɪs /

noun

1. the establishment of a plant in a new environment

Other Word Forms

• ecesic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecesis¹

1900–05; < Greek oíkēsis an inhabiting, equivalent to oikē-, variant stem of oikeîn to inhabit (derivative of oîkos house) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecesis¹

C20: from Greek oikēsis a dwelling in, from oikein to inhabit; related to oikos a house