Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A plant that thrives in soil rich in lime.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as calcicolous.
  • Growing upon limestone: said of lichens.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any plant that thrives in a soil rich in lime or chalk, but cannot tolerate acidic conditions

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French : calci-, calcium (from Latin calx, calc-, lime; see calx) + -cole, -dwelling (from Latin -cola; see –colous).]

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