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subsere

[ suhb-seer ]
/ ˈsʌbˌsɪər /

noun Ecology.

a secondary stage of ecological succession after a community is interfered with or destroyed by fire, flood, grazing, etc.; a secondary sere.

Nearby words

  1. subsection,
  2. subsegment,
  3. subsellium,
  4. subsequence,
  5. subsequent,
  6. subserous,
  7. subserous plexus,
  8. subserve,
  9. subservient,
  10. subset
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British Dictionary definitions for subsere

subsere

/ (ˈsʌbˌsɪə) /

noun

a secondary sere arising when the progress of a sere towards its climax has been interrupted

Word Origin for subsere

C20: sub- + sere ²
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