calcifugeadj.
/ˈkalsɪf(j)uːdʒ/ Botany.
Not suited by calcareous soil; that grows best in acid soil. Hence as n., a calcifuge 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
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Calcifuge a.
1926 A. G. Tansley & T. F. Chipp Aims & Methods Study Vegetation vii. 122 When the acidity is well marked the soil bears special plant communities (often called calcifuge) excluding many species of plants altogether.
1946 Nature 17 Aug. 240/1 Several other blue-fruiting calcifuges.
1957 P. Greig-Smith Quantitative Plant Ecol. v. 109 Compare, for example, the occurrence of Calluna vulgaris, normally calcifuge, on calcareous soils under extreme climatic conditions.
Derivatives
calˈcifugous adj.
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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.
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