calciphilousadj.
/kalˈsɪfɪləs/ Botany.
Of a plant: well suited to calcareous soil.
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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
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Calciphilous.
1938 J. E. Weaver & F. E. Clements Plant Ecol. (ed. 2) viii. 233 Certain species of plants have been grouped into lime-loving (calciphilous) and lime-fearing (calciphobous) species according to whether they grow on limestone or siliceous soils.
Derivatives
ˈcalciphile adj. (see quot. 1952).
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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
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Calciphile.
1952 J. Clegg Freshwater Life Brit. Isles 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.
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