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極相 (きょくそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

極きょく相そう

きょ

く

そ

う

Meanings

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noun

climax (ecology)

biology

Technical term in ecology referring to the final, stable stage of ecological succession.

この森もりは極きょく相そうに達たっしている。
This forest has reached its climax stage.

Kanji

極extreme, pole, extremely
相inter-, mutual, together

Similar words

遷せん移い
遷移 refers to the process of ecological succession, while 極相 is the final climax community that results from it.

Etymology

Compound of 極 (きょく, 'extreme, ultimate') and 相 (そう, 'aspect, phase'), literally 'ultimate phase'. The term was coined as a translation of the English ecological term 'climax'.