SINCE 1828
disclimax
noun
dis·cli·max
| \ (ˌ)dis-ˈklī-ˌmaks
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Definition of disclimax
: a relatively stable ecological community often including kinds of organisms foreign to the region and displacing the climax because of disturbance especially by humans
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