Etymology
Origin of masting
Example Sentences
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The over-production of seeds during masting imposes considerable nutritional and energy costs on the trees, but it is believed to have evolved to ensure the survival of sufficient seeds.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
The results indicated that masting could affect tree mortality.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
The effects of a phenomenon called tree masting on ecosystems and food webs can be better understood thanks to new theoretical models validated by real world observations.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
And David Kelly, an ecologist at the University of Canterbury who studies masting in alpine grasses, says environmental prediction is “an appealing idea that doesn’t work.”
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 23, 2021
Her solid masting, her iron rigging, which was in good condition, would enable her to bear in this condition even a stronger breeze.
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Jules Verne
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