Definitions for ecotones

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ecotones ec·o·tone

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

IPA: /ˈɛk əˌtoʊn, ˈi kə-/

Ecotones is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 213 anagrams from letters in ecotones (ceenoost).

Definitions for ecotones

noun

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

Origin of ecotones

1900-05; eco- + tone Greek tónos tension

Examples for ecotones

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