CONSOCIATION


Meaning of CONSOCIATION in English

n. 1 close association, esp. of Churches or religious communities. 2 Ecol. a closely-related sub-group of plants having one dominant species.

[ L consociatio, -onis f. consociare (as com-, socius fellow) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.