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calcicolous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ci-colous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That thrives in calcareous soil.

Etymology

From calci- + -colous.

Inflected Forms

more calcicolous (comparative) most calcicolous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

calcicole

Antonyms

calcifugal

Questions

What does calcicolous mean?
That thrives in calcareous soil.
Where does calcicolous come from?
From calci- + -colous.

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