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preclimax

American  
[pree-klahy-maks] / priˈklaɪ mæks /

noun

Ecology.

  1. a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.

Etymology

Origin of preclimax

First recorded in 1915–20; pre- + climax

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