social plants
1Social Darwinism — Social Darwinist, social Darwinist. Sociol. a 19th century theory, inspired by Darwinism, by which the social order is accounted as the product of natural selection of those persons best suited to existing living conditions and in accord with… …
2Social — So cial, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See {Sue} to follow.] 1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or… …
3Social science — Social So cial, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See {Sue} to follow.] 1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest… …
4Social whale — Social So cial, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See {Sue} to follow.] 1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest… …
5Social business enterprise — is an economic concept innovated by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus whose business is designed to meet a social goal. Yunus termed Social Business Enterprise (SBE) as social benefit maximizing kind businesses that are created to do good… …
6Social effect of evolutionary theory — The social effects of evolutionary thought have been considerable. As the scientific explanation of life s diversity has developed, it has often displaced alternative, sometimes very widely held, explanations. Because the theory of evolution… …
7Social caterpillars — The collective behaviors of social caterpillars falls into five general categories: collective and cooperative foraging, group defense against predators and parasitoids, shelter building, thermoregulation and substrate silking to enhance… …
8Social behaviour in animals — Introduction actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …
9social change — ▪ sociology Introduction in sociology, the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure, characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behaviour, social organizations, or value systems. Throughout the historical… …
10social — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to society or its organization. 2 concerned with the mutual relations of human beings or of classes of human beings. 3 living in organized communities; unfitted for a solitary life (man is a social animal). 4 a… …
