- postclimax
- \(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\ noun
Etymology: post- + climax: a relatively stable ecological community requiring a greater amount of available moisture than that generally available to a climax and occurring typically where locally abundant soil moisture compensates for a generally deficient precipitation
a forest postclimax on a moist northward-facing slope within a grassland climax
— compare preclimax
Useful english dictionary. 2012.