SUBCLIMAX


Meaning of SUBCLIMAX in English

Pronunciation: ˌ s ə b- ' kl ī - ˌ maks

Function: noun

Date: 1916

: a stage or community in an ecological succession immediately preceding a climax especially : one held in relative stability throughout by edaphic or biotic influences or by fire

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