Etymology

calciphyte

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Today it means: calcicole Full definition →

English calci- ← Latin calx
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  1. Latincalx
  2. Englishcalcium
  3. Englishcalci-
  4. English todaycalciphyte

From calci- (“calcium”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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