Guest guest Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 This is a copy/paste of a " word of the day " email I receive. This week's theme is PLANTS. If you move your sprouts to get the best aura, you might need this word ! The word is : ECESIS ecesis (i-SEE-sis) noun The entry or establishment of a plant in a new habitat. [From Greek okiesis (inhabitation), from oikein (to inhabit). Ultimately from Indo-European root weik- (clan) that is also the forbear of vicinity, village, villa, and villain (originally, a villain was a farm servant, one who lived in a villa or a country house).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/? w1=ecesis Decided to pack up and move to a new city? Why call it a mere moving (or shifting) when you can grandly announce your ecesis? " Perhaps there are also ecological barriers to ecesis in new habitats even when seeds arrive. " H. Groves; Australian Vegetation; Cambridge University Press; 1994. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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