CALCIFUGE


Meaning of CALCIFUGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkal-sə-ˌfyüj ]

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 cal·cif·u·gous kal-ˈsi-fyə-gəs adjective

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