Meanings
adjective
- Synonym of calcifugal.
Synonyms: calcifugal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of calcifugal.
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adjectivegrowing or living in acid soil
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Origin
- New Latincalcifugus“limestone-phobic”
- Englishcalcifugous
Borrowed from New Latin calcifugus (“limestone-phobic”). By surface analysis, calci- + -fugous.
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calcifugous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcifugous
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“calcifugous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcifugous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcifugous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcifugous.
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