Definitions for ecotone

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ecotone ec·o·tone

Spelling: [ek-uh-tohn, ee-kuh-]

IPA: /ˈɛk əˌtoʊn, ˈi kə-/

Ecotone is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 108 anagrams from letters in ecotone (ceenoot).

Definitions for ecotone

noun

1. the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.

Origin of ecotone

1900-05; eco- + tone Greek tónos tension

Examples for ecotone

The result is a transition area or ecotone which epitomizes the next stage in development.