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Gleasonian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡliːˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɡliˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Henry A. Gleason (botanist) (1882–1975), American ecologist, botanist, and taxonomist, known for his endorsement of the individualistic or open community concept of ecological succession, and his opposition to Frederic Clements's concept of the climax state of an ecosystem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Gleason + -ian.