calcicoleadj.
/ˈkalsɪkəl/ Botany.
That grows best in calcareous soil. Hence as n., a calcicole plant.
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muddy1818
glareal1847
sabulose1866
psammophilous1869
calcicole1882
calcicolous1886
pelophilous1888
halophytic1895
salsuginous1897
psammophile1901
silicicolous1901
gypsophilous1902
nitrophilous1903
calciphobous1907
calcifuge1909
calciphilous1909
lime-loving1916
calciphile1934
lime-hating1935
psammophilic1939
silicicole1965
nitrophilic1971
the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that like particular type of soil
halophyte1879
psammophile1888
pelophile1905
lime-hater1907
lime-lover1907
acidophil1930
nitrophile1930
calcicole1932
calcifuge1946
glycophyte1947
1882 Encycl. 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.
1932 G. D. Fuller & H. S. Conard tr. J. Braun-Blanquet Plant Sociol. vi. 183 Mere traces of lime..enable calcicoles to survive.
1952 P. W. Richards Trop. Rain Forest ix. 223 Calcicole and calcifuge species.
1952 P. W. Richards Trop. Rain Forest ix. 223 True calcicoles..dependent on the chemical rather than the physical properties of the limestone.
Derivatives
calˈcicolous adj.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > that likes particular type of soil
muddy1818
glareal1847
sabulose1866
psammophilous1869
calcicole1882
calcicolous1886
pelophilous1888
halophytic1895
salsuginous1897
psammophile1901
silicicolous1901
gypsophilous1902
nitrophilous1903
calciphobous1907
calcifuge1909
calciphilous1909
lime-loving1916
calciphile1934
lime-hating1935
psammophilic1939
silicicole1965
nitrophilic1971
1886 J. E. Bagnall Handbk. Mosses 33 Another very characteristic calcicolous moss is Eucladium verticillatum.
1932 G. D. Fuller & H. S. Conard tr. J. Braun-Blanquet Plant Sociol. vi. 184 The occurrence of calcicolous (lime-constant) communities.
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