calcifugous

Variant of calcifuge

noun

a plant that grows in soils low in calcareous matter

Origin: orig. adj., not growing in limy soil < Fr: see calci- & -fuge

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
link/cite print suggestion box