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Definition of preclimax - 1 dictionary result

pre⋅cli⋅max

  [pree-klahy-maks]
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–noun Ecology.
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.
Origin:
1915–20; pre- + climax
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