calcifuge

calcifuge
calcifugous /kal sif"yeuh geuhs/, adj.
/kal"seuh fyoohj'/, n.
any plant incapable of thriving in calcareous soil.
Also, calciphobe.
[1880-85; CALCI- + -FUGE]

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  • calcifuge — noun Etymology: French, calcifugous, from calc + Latin fugere to flee more at fugitive Date: 1926 a plant not normally growing on calcareous soils • calcifuge also calcifugous adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • calcifuge — (entrée créée par le supplément) (kal si fu j ) adj. Qui fuit les terrains calcaires. •   Plantes calcifuges, CONTEJEAN Acad. des sc. Comptes rendus, t. LXXXI, p. 51. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. calx, chaux, et fugere, fuir …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • calcifuge — [ kalsɪfju:dʒ] noun Botany a plant that is not suited to calcareous soil. Origin C19: from calci + fuge …   English new terms dictionary

  • calcifuge — cal·ci·fuge …   English syllables

  • calcifuge — cal•ci•fuge [[t]ˈkæl səˌfyudʒ[/t]] n. bot any plant incapable of thriving in calcareous soil • Etymology: 1880–85 cal•cif′u•gous ˈsɪf yə gəs adj …   From formal English to slang

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