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calcicole, a. Bot.|ˈkælsɪkəl|
[f. L. calc(i)-lime, calx + colĕre to inhabit.]
That grows best in calcareous soil. Hence as n., a calcicole plant. So calˈcicolous a.
1882Encycl. Brit. XIV. 562/1 As to saxicole lichens..they may be divided into two sections, viz. calcicole and calcifugous. To the former belong such as are found on calcareous and cretaceous rocks. 1886J. E. Bagnall Handbk. Mosses 33 Another very characteristic calcicolous moss is Eucladium verticillatum. 1932Fuller & Conard tr. Braun-Blanquet's Plant Sociol. vi. 183 Mere traces of lime..enable calcicoles to survive. Ibid. 184 The occurrence of calcicolous (lime-constant) communities. 1952P. W. Richards Tropical Rain Forest ix. 223 Calcicole and calcifuge species. Ibid., True calcicoles..dependent on the chemical rather than the physical properties of the limestone. |