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calcifuge, a. Bot.|ˈkælsɪf(j)uːdʒ|
[f. calci- (see calcicole a.) + -fuge.]
Not suited by calcareous soil; that grows best in acid soil. Hence as n., a calcifuge plant. So calˈci fugous a.
1882[see calcicole a.]. 1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Calcifuge a. 1926Tansley & Chipp Study of Veget. vii. 122 When the acidity is well marked the soil bears special plant communities (often called calcifuge) excluding many species of plants altogether. 1946Nature 17 Aug. 240/1 Several other blue-fruiting calcifuges. 1957P. Greig-Smith Quant. Plant Ecology v. 109 Compare, for example, the occurrence of Calluna vulgaris, normally calcifuge, on calcareous soils under extreme climatic conditions. |