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mesic1 definition

me·sic (mē′zik, -sik; mez′ik, mes′-)

adjective

  1. Bot. requiring moderate moisture: said of plants
  2. Ecol. moderately moist: said of habitats

Etymology: mes- + -ic

mesic2 definition

mesic (mes′ik, mez′-; mā′sik, -zik; mē′-)

adjective

Physics of a meson

Etymology: mes(on) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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