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| − | '''littoral''' (1) ( | + | '''littoral''' (1) ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[Category:Biogeography term]][[:Category:Biogeography term|biogeography term]], [[Category:No plural]][[:Category:No plural|no plural]]) – the belt of vegetation along the shore barely above the water level; typically not submerged but nevertheless subject to frequent immersion or spray because of changing tides and waves. ''Related terms:'' [[coastal vegetation belt]]s. – (2) ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]]) – growing immediately at the shore of seas or lakes; in the ''strict sense'' implying a frequent immersion or wetting by spray from changing tides or waves. ''Related terms:'' [[marine]], [[maritime]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
littoral (1) (noun,biogeography term,no plural) – the belt of vegetation along the shore barely above the water level; typically not submerged but nevertheless subject to frequent immersion or spray because of changing tides and waves. Related terms: coastal vegetation belts. – (2) (adjective) – growing immediately at the shore of seas or lakes; in the strict sense implying a frequent immersion or wetting by spray from changing tides or waves. Related terms: marine, maritime.
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