calcicole

[ kal-si-kohl ]

noun
  1. any plant capable of thriving in calcareous soil.

Origin of calcicole

1
1880–85; back formation from calcicolous growing in limy earth. See calci-, -colous

Other words from calcicole

  • cal·cic·o·lous [kal-sik-uh-luhs], /kælˈsɪk ə ləs/, adjective

Words Nearby calcicole

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British Dictionary definitions for calcicole

calcicole

/ (ˈkælsɪˌkəʊl) /


noun
  1. any plant that thrives in lime-rich soils

Origin of calcicole

1
C20: from calci- + -cole, from Latin colere to dwell

Derived forms of calcicole

  • calcicolous (kælˈsɪkələs), adjective

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