Pronunciation: - ˌ s ō -s ē - ' ä-l ə -j ē , -sh ē -
Function: noun
Date: 1928
: a branch of ecology concerned especially with the structure, composition, and interrelationships of plant communities
– phy · to · so · cio · log · i · cal \ -s ē - ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective