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calcicole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ci-cole
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- English -cole English calcicole From calci- + -cole.

Inflected Forms

calcicoles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

calcicolous

Antonyms

calcifuge

Questions

What does calcicole mean?
Any plant that thrives in a soil rich in lime or chalk, but cannot tolerate acidic conditions.
Where does calcicole come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- English -cole English calcicole From calci- + -cole.

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