Calcicole
any plant capable of thriving in calcareous soil.
noun
any plant that thrives in lime-rich soils
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forming salts of calcium, especially calcium carbonate. containing calcium carbonate. Historical Examples Earthworms and their Allies Frank E. Beddard Elementary Zoology, Second Edition Vernon L. Kellogg Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills Luella Agnes Owen Rambles in Rome S. Russell Forbes adjective forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
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making or converting into salt of lime or chalk. adjective forming or causing to form lime or chalk
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a changing into lime. Physiology. the deposition of lime or insoluble salts of calcium and magnesium, as in a tissue. Anatomy, Geology. a calcified formation. a soil process in which the surface soil is supplied with calcium in such a way that the soil colloids are always close to saturation. a hardening or solidifying; rigidity: […]