Biome

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Biome \Bi"ome\ (b[imac]"[=o]m), n. [Gr. bi`os life.]
     1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community
        characterized by specific environmental conditions and a
        distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a
        relatively stable equilibrium, such as a {rain forest
        biome} or {prairie biome}.


        [PJC]
  
     2. a particular region which is a biome[1].
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  biome
       n : a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms
           of plant life and the prevailing climate