mesic

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Characterized by an intermediate degree of moisture, in between xeric (dry) and hydric (wet); somewhat moist.
2. adjective Adapted to a habitat of intermediate moisture.
3. adjective Of or pertaining to mesons; mesonic.

Similar words

mesophytic mesonic massey hammocks mesi misi mesophyllous hygrocolous muscicolous mesostatic

Often followed by

sites forest and forests habitats to conditions prairie typic