mesocline

noun

mesocline

noun

Etymology From meso- + -cline.

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Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences A moist, cool slope.

The xeroclines receive stronger light for longer periods than do the mesoclines, while the mean temperatures of air and of soil are higher by 5-10 degrees Fahr., […]1931, John Frederick Vicars Phillips, Forest-succession and Ecology in the Knysna Region, page 132:

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