Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the nature of or pertaining to mesophytes.
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- adjective being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environment
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Examples
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Floristic composition of mesophytic semideciduous forests of the interior of the state of São Paulo, Southeast Brazil.
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Natural vegetation for the region is transitional between the oak-hickory type to the west and the mixed mesophytic forests of the Appalachian ecoregions (68, 69) to the east.
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Extensive mixed mesophytic forests and mixed oak forests originally grew in the Western Allegheny Plateau and, today, most of its rounded hills remain in forest; dairy, livestock, and general farms as well as residential developments are concentrated in the valleys.
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Forest vegetation is divided into three major associations: mixed mesophytic, Appalachian oak, and pine-oak.
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The high hills and low mountains are covered by a mixed mesophytic forest with areas of Appalachian oak and northern hardwood forest.
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Chestnut oak forests and pine forests are typical for the higher elevations of the ridges, with areas of white oak, mixed mesophytic forest, and tulip poplar on the lower
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The natural vegetation is a mixed mesophytic forest, although composition and abundance vary greatly depending on aspect, slope position, and degree of shading from adjacent land masses.
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The mixed mesophytic forest is restricted mostly to the deeper ravines and escarpment slopes, and the upland forests are dominated by mixed oaks with shortleaf pine.
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The high hills and low mountains are covered by a mixed mesophytic forest with areas of Appalachian oak and northern hardwoods forest.
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The mixed mesophytic forest is restricted mostly to the deeper ravines and escarpment slopes, and the upland forests are dominated by mixed oaks with shortleaf pine.
chained_bear commented on the word mesophytic
"Originally: designating a division of geological time analogous to the Mesozoic era but applied specifically in connection with fossil plants, following the Palaeophytic era and characterized by the dominance of gymnosperms. Now also: designating or relating to the type of plant or vegetation characteristic of this time." (OED)
September 5, 2008