calcifuge plant

calcifuge plant
嫌钙植物

English-Chinese Dictionary of Agriculture (英汉农业大词典). 2013.

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  • calcifuge — [kal′sə fyo͞oj΄] n. [orig. adj., not growing in limy soil < Fr: see CALCI & FUGE] a plant that grows in soils low in calcareous matter calcifugous [kal sif′yo͞o gəs] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Calcifuge — A calcifuge is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline (basic) soil. The word is derived from the Latin to flee from chalk . These plants are also described as ericaceous, as the prototypical calcifuge is the genus Erica (heaths). It is not the… …   Wikipedia

  • calcifuge — noun Etymology: French, calcifugous, from calc + Latin fugere to flee more at fugitive Date: 1926 a plant not normally growing on calcareous soils • calcifuge also calcifugous adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • calcifuge — calcifugous /kal sif yeuh geuhs/, adj. /kal seuh fyoohj /, n. any plant incapable of thriving in calcareous soil. Also, calciphobe. [1880 85; CALCI + FUGE] * * * …   Universalium

  • calcifuge — noun Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk Ant: calcicole …   Wiktionary

  • calcifuge — [ kalsɪfju:dʒ] noun Botany a plant that is not suited to calcareous soil. Origin C19: from calci + fuge …   English new terms dictionary

  • calcifuge — cal•ci•fuge [[t]ˈkæl səˌfyudʒ[/t]] n. bot any plant incapable of thriving in calcareous soil • Etymology: 1880–85 cal•cif′u•gous ˈsɪf yə gəs adj …   From formal English to slang

  • calcifuge — /ˈkælsəfjudʒ/ (say kalsuhfyoohj) noun a plant that does not thrive in lime rich soil, as daphne, rhododendron, azalea. {calci + fuge} …  

  • calcifuge —   n. plant thriving on soil not rich in lime …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Ericaceae — Leptecophylla juniperina Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Soil pH — is the pH of soil water. It is based on the measurement of pH, which depends on the activity of hydrogen ions (H+) in a solution.There are many different methods to collect soil water, all which influence the measured soil pH in one way or… …   Wikipedia

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