- calcifuge
- noun Etymology: French, calcifugous, from calc- + Latin fugere to flee — more at fugitive Date: 1926 a plant not normally growing on calcareous soils • calcifuge also calcifugous adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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calcifuge — [ kalsifyʒ ] adj. • 1877; de calci(o) et fuge ♦ Bot. Qui végète maigrement en sol calcaire. ⇒ silicicole. Les bruyères sont calcifuges. ⊗ CONTR. Calcicole. ● calcifuge ou calciphobe adjectif Se dit des espèces végétales ne pouvant pas se… … Encyclopédie Universelle
calcifuge — [kal′sə fyo͞oj΄] n. [orig. adj., not growing in limy soil < Fr: see CALCI & FUGE] a plant that grows in soils low in calcareous matter calcifugous [kal sif′yo͞o gəs] adj … English World dictionary
Calcifuge — L adjectif calcifuge (dont les racines latines signifient : « qui fuit le calcaire ») qualifie les plantes qui évitent les terrains calcaires ou à tendance alcaline. On peut également les qualifier d acidophiles ou de silicicoles.… … Wikipédia en Français
Calcifuge — A calcifuge is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline (basic) soil. The word is derived from the Latin to flee from chalk . These plants are also described as ericaceous, as the prototypical calcifuge is the genus Erica (heaths). It is not the… … Wikipedia
calcifuge — calcifugous /kal sif yeuh geuhs/, adj. /kal seuh fyoohj /, n. any plant incapable of thriving in calcareous soil. Also, calciphobe. [1880 85; CALCI + FUGE] * * * … Universalium
calcifuge — noun Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk Ant: calcicole … Wiktionary
calcifuge — (entrée créée par le supplément) (kal si fu j ) adj. Qui fuit les terrains calcaires. • Plantes calcifuges, CONTEJEAN Acad. des sc. Comptes rendus, t. LXXXI, p. 51. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. calx, chaux, et fugere, fuir … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
calcifuge — [ kalsɪfju:dʒ] noun Botany a plant that is not suited to calcareous soil. Origin C19: from calci + fuge … English new terms dictionary
calcifuge — cal·ci·fuge … English syllables
calcifuge — cal•ci•fuge [[t]ˈkæl səˌfyudʒ[/t]] n. bot any plant incapable of thriving in calcareous soil • Etymology: 1880–85 cal•cif′u•gous ˈsɪf yə gəs adj … From formal English to slang
