mesic

¹ American  

[mez-ik, mes-, mee-zik, -sik] / ˈmɛz ɪk, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zɪk, -sɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.

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mesic ² American  

[mee-zik, -sik, mez-ik, mes-] / ˈmi zɪk, -sɪk, ˈmɛz ɪk, ˈmɛs- /

adjective

Physics.

1. of or relating to a meson; mesonic.

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mesic British  

/ ˈmiːzɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or growing in conditions of medium water supply

   mesic plants

2. of or relating to a meson

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mesic Scientific  

/ mĕz′ĭk,mĕs′-,mē′zĭk,-sĭk /

1. Relating or adapted to a moderately moist habitat. The sugar maple, white ash, and basswood are mesic plants.

2. Compare hydric xeric

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Other Word Forms

• mesically adverb

Etymology

Origin of mesic¹

First recorded in 1925–30; mes- + -ic

Origin of mesic¹

First recorded in 1935–40; mes(on) + -ic

Example Sentences

The fire threatens endangered Kahuli, or Hawaiian tree snails, and a rare dry forest and mesic forest.

From Washington Times

Much of the rest of the country consists of mesic savanna—dense shrubland alternating with impenetrable swamp—which is largely beyond the reach of government.

From The New Yorker

Peromyscus maniculatus is ubiquitous, occurring in habitats ranging from mesic boreal forests to arid southwestern deserts.

From Project Gutenberg

The mesic conditions to the north in Tabasco and Yucat�n probably have restricted the movement of pygmy mice to the north.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus, in the mid-Tertiary the broad peninsula of Nuclear Central America, which consisted of low and moderately uplifted regions having a tropical mesic climate, provided the site for the evolution of Smilisca.

From Project Gutenberg