"coenocline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coenoclines [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) plus Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, “to lean”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κοινός|t=common}} Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”), {{der|en|grc|κλίνω|t=to lean}} Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, “to lean”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} coenocline (plural coenoclines)
  1. (ecology) A gradient of organisms (typically plants) from the base to the summit of a hill or mountain Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-coenocline-en-noun-Cl3hAicE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  2. (biocoenology) The sequence of natural communities in relation to environmental gradients; the distribution of natural communities in an ecocline.
    Sense id: en-coenocline-en-noun-A46KqpSa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: biocoenology, biocoenosis, biocoenological, biocoenotic, coenoplane, coenospace, palaeobiocoenosis, paleobiocoenosis

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