ecesis

American  

[ih-see-sis] / ɪˈsi sɪs /

noun

Ecology.

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

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ecesis British  

/ ɪˈsiːsɪs /

noun

1. the establishment of a plant in a new environment

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Other Word Forms

• ecesic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ecesis

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

Example Sentences

They restrict or prevent ecesis either by the destruction of invaders or by placing them at a disadvantage with respect to the occupants.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

Man and animals operate as marked barriers to ecesis wherever they alter conditions unfavorably to invaders or where they turn the scale in competition by cultivating, grazing, camping, parasitism, etc.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

In the first place, an association acts as a barrier to the ecesis of species invading it from associations of another type, on account of the physical differences of the habitats.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

They may affect invasion either by limiting migration or by preventing ecesis.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

Invasion into a new area or a plant community begins with migration when this is followed by ecesis.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra