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This week's theme: words from the plant kingdom. ecesis (i-SEE-sis) noun The entry or establishment of a plant in a new habitat. [From Greek okiesis (inhabitation), from oikein (to inhabit). Ultimately from Indo-European root weik- (clan) that is also the forbear of vicinity, village, villa, and villain (originally, a villain was a farm servant, one who lived in a villa or a country house).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=ecesis Decided to pack up and move to a new city? Why call it a mere moving (or shifting) when you can grandly announce your ecesis. -Anu Garg gargATwordsmith.org "Perhaps there are also ecological barriers to ecesis in new habitats even when seeds arrive." Richard H. Groves; Australian Vegetation; Cambridge University Press; 1994. Sponsors' Messages: Customize Thinking Putty as a Corporate Gift! Adult-sized handfuls, fun colors, and your own full color artwork: http://puttyworld.com/custom.html Elegant Salt & Pepper Mills handcrafted from rare and exotic tropical hardwoods. Gourmet Peppercorns and Sea-Salts. http://pepper-passion.com Increase your euphrasia with a t-shirt that'll amaze ya! 63 unusual words! Or choose love/romance tanktop! $21. Pix at http://www.spizzquiz.net/tshirts.htm ............................................................................ Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, or a new country. -Anais Nin, author (1903-1977) Share the magic of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/ecesis.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ecesis.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/ecesis.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
