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 mesic²

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

Example Sentences

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mesic

This combination is known as a mesic nucleus.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

Now, new experimental results have brought scientists closer to that goal by revealing evidence for a completely new type of mesic nucleus.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

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 ● May 4, 2015

By contrast, many dry and mesic, low-elevation and mid-montane forests historically experienced more frequent low-severity fires that maintained relatively open forest structures of fire-resistant trees33, 34, 40, across about 25% of western US forests36.

From Nature ● Nov. 4, 2014

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 Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.