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calciphobe

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cal⋅ci⋅phobe

  [kal-suh-fohb]
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–noun
calcifuge.
Origin:
calci- + -phobe

Related forms:
cal⋅ci⋅pho⋅bic, cal⋅ciph⋅o⋅bous  [kal-sif-uh-buhs] , adjective

cal⋅ci⋅fuge

  [kal-suh-fyooj]
–noun
any plant incapable of thriving in calcareous soil.
Also, calciphobe.

Origin:
1880–85; calci- + -fuge

Related forms:
cal⋅cif⋅u⋅gous  [kal-sif-yuh-guhs] , adjective
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