群落
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Meanings
1
cluster of plants; plant community
Ecological term for a group of plants growing together in a specific area; also used more generally for a thicket or clump of vegetation.
A community of rare plants can be seen in this wetland.
A cluster of Japanese pampas grass spreads across the mountain slope.
2
many communities; cluster of villages
Historical or geographical term for a group of villages or settlements in close proximity; less common in modern everyday usage.
Medieval documents record that there were many communities in this region.