| 单词 |
ecize |
| 释义 |
ecize, v. intr. Ecology.|ˈiːsaɪz| [f. Gr. οἰκίζειν to colonize; cf. ecesis.] Of plants: to become established in a new habitat; to colonize (sense 3).
1916F. E. Clements Plant Succession iv. 69 Ecesis..has proved so definite and convenient in use that it seems desirable to employ a corresponding verb, ecize, from οἰκίζω, to make a home, colonize. Ibid. 71 The plants which can ecize in such extremes are necessarily restricted in number and specialized in character. 1938Weaver & Clements Plant Ecology (ed. 2) iii. 72 A habitat in which the seeds..may germinate and the seedlings successfully ecize (i.e. make a home). |

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