As a noun metic
is in ancient greece, a resident alien who did not have citizen rights and who paid a tax for the right to live there.
As an adjective mesic is
(biology|of a habitat) moist or mesic can be (physics) of or pertaining to mesons; mesonic.
metic
English
Noun
(
en noun)
In ancient Greece, a resident alien who did not have citizen rights and who paid a tax for the right to live there.
mesic
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare with xeric and hydric.
Adjective
(
mesic habitat)
(
en adjective)
(biology, of a habitat) Moist.
(biology, of an organism) Adapted to a moist habitat.
Antonyms
* (of a habitat) xeric
Etymology 2
From .
Adjective
(
meson)
(
en adjective)
(physics) Of or pertaining to mesons; mesonic.
