Mesocline

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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., […]"

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"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., […]"

Etymology

From meso- + -cline.

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