xerocline

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noun

A warm, dry slope.

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Meanings

nounxerocline (plural xeroclines)

plural xeroclines

  1. biologyA warm, dry 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

Origin

From xero- + -cline.

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APA

xerocline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xerocline

MLA

“xerocline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xerocline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xerocline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xerocline.

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