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calciphilous

calciphilous adjective: suited to a calcareous soil.

Adjective

calciphilous (comparative more calciphilous, superlative most calciphilous)

  1. Suited to a calcareous soil

Antonyms of calciphilous

Forms of calciphilous

comparativemore calciphilous
superlativemost calciphilous

Origin of calciphilous

From calci- + -philous.

Questions about calciphilous

What does calciphilous mean?
Calciphilous means suited to a calcareous soil.
What part of speech is calciphilous?
Calciphilous is an adjective.

Words near calciphilous in the dictionary

  1. calciovolborthites
  2. calcipenia
  3. calcipenic
  4. calciphile
  5. calciphiles
  6. calciphilous
  7. calciphobe
  8. calciphobes
  9. calciphobic
  10. calciphobous
  11. calciphylactic

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