calcifuge

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noun

Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk

Opposite
calcicolecalciphyte
OriginEnglish calci- ← Latin calx ← Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? →
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Meanings

nouncalcifuge (plural calcifuges)

plural calcifuges

  1. Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
calcicolecalciphyte

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
  2. Latincalx
  3. Englishcalcium
  4. Englishcalci-
  5. Englishcalcifuge

From calci- + -fuge.

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APA

calcifuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcifuge

MLA

“calcifuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcifuge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcifuge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcifuge.

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