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Definition of calcicole in English: calcicolenounˈkalsɪkəʊlˈkælsəˌkoʊl Botany A plant that grows best in calcareous soil (occurring chiefly on chalk and limestone) as modifier a rich calcicole flora Example sentencesExamples - The Ca concentrations in calcifuge and calcicole plants growing in their natural habitats differ markedly.
- Within the shoot, the control of Ca is a major tolerance mechanism of calcicole species and its partitioning might provide another potential screen.
- The diverse herbaceous flora included three species of calciphilic sedges, Carex albursina, Carex jamesii and Carex laxiculmis, and a fern Diplazium pycnocarpon, which is also a calcicole.
- A lower proportion of leaf Ptot is present as water-soluble, inorganic phosphate in calcifuges than in calcicoles grown on calcareous soil.
Origin Late 19th century: from calci- + Latin colere 'inhabit'. Definition of calcicole in US English: calcicolenounˈkælsəˌkoʊlˈkalsəˌkōl Botany A plant that grows best in calcareous soil (occurring chiefly on chalk and limestone) as modifier a rich calcicole flora Example sentencesExamples - A lower proportion of leaf Ptot is present as water-soluble, inorganic phosphate in calcifuges than in calcicoles grown on calcareous soil.
- The diverse herbaceous flora included three species of calciphilic sedges, Carex albursina, Carex jamesii and Carex laxiculmis, and a fern Diplazium pycnocarpon, which is also a calcicole.
- Within the shoot, the control of Ca is a major tolerance mechanism of calcicole species and its partitioning might provide another potential screen.
- The Ca concentrations in calcifuge and calcicole plants growing in their natural habitats differ markedly.
Origin Late 19th century: from calci- + Latin colere ‘inhabit’. |