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calciphilous, a. Bot.|kælˈsɪfɪləs| [f. calci- (see calcicole a.) + Gr. ϕίλος (see -phil).] Of a plant: well suited to calcareous soil. So ˈcalciphile a. (see also quot. 1952).
1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Calciphilous. 1934Webster, Calciphile. 1938[see calciphobous a.]. 1952J. Clegg Freshwater Life xvi. 255 It is possible to group the freshwater Molluscs into those that need and are found only in ‘hard’ waters—the so-called Calciphile species..—and those that can thrive in quite soft waters. |