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meiotherm Bot.|ˈmaɪəʊθɜːm|
[irreg. f. Gr. µείων less + θέρµη heat, θερµός hot.]
A plant of a temperate habitat. (Cf. megatherm, megistotherm.) Also attrib.
1875J. G. Baker Bot. Geog. 48 Meiotherm, characteristic of the cool-temperate zone, and therefore quite hardy in the open air in England. Ibid. 95 Meiotherm types. 1884Trans. Victoria Inst. 38 Meiotherms—plants inhabiting cool temperate zones. |