xerocline

English

Etymology

xero- +‎ -cline

Noun

xerocline (plural xeroclines)

1. (ecology) A warm, dry slope.

   Coordinate term: mesocline

   • 1931, John Frederick Vicars Phillips, Forest-succession and Ecology in the Knysna Region, page 132:

     The xeroclines receive stronger light for longer periods than do the mesoclines, while the mean temperatures of air and of soil are higher by 5-10 degrees Fahr., […]