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gypsophilous, a. Ecol.|dʒɪpˈsɒfɪləs|
[See prec. and -ous.]
Of a plant: thriving on a soil rich in gypsum; formerly used in reference to limestone soils (cf. calcicolous a.).
1902F. E. Clements in Botanische Jahrbücher XXXI. lxx. 14 Gypsophytia,..limestone plant formations; gypsophyta, limestone plants; gypsophilus, dwelling on limestone. 1932Fuller & Conard tr. Braun-Blanquet's Plant Sociol. vi. 186 On the high Algerian plateau the gypsophilous plants form an upper zone of scanty vegetation bordering some schotts at Le Kreider. 1941Jrnl. Arnold Arboretum XXII. 154 Several gypsophilous species confined to Texas and New Mexico have also been included. 1966Madroño XVIII. 185 (heading) Two gypsophilous species of Muhlenbergia. |