# ecotype

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.

## Etymology
From eco- + type, coined by Swedish botanist Göte Turesson in 1922 and modeled on the earlier ecospecies.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ecotype