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- noun Plural form of
calcicole .
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It is well known that many plants appear to select certain mineral soils and avoid others, that a number of plants which prefer calcareous soils are grouped together as _calcicoles_, and others which shun such ground as _calcifuges_.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 Various
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