Meaning Of The Word Subclimax

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subclimax in American English
the successional stage just preceding a climax formation
noun: the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession

subclimax in British English
noun: a community in which development has been arrested before climax has been attained

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