subsere

American

[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.

subsere British

/ ˈsʌbˌsɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of subsere

First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + sere ² ( def. )

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