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Definition of Calcicolous
1. Adjective. Growing or living in soil rich in lime.
Definition of Calcicolous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcicolous
Literary usage of Calcicolous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... (b) As to, saxicolous lichens, which occur on rocks and stones, they may be
divided into two sections, viz. calcicolous and ..."
2. Handbook of Mosses: With an Account of Their Structure, Classification by James Eustace Bagnall (1886)
"Another very characteristic calcicolous moss is ... It may be mentioned, in
passing, that when this or any other calcicolous species is intended to be ..."
3. Soil Conditions and Plant Growth by Edward John Russell (1917)
"... may result a " mild humus " if sufficient calcium carbonate is present to
determine a calcicolous flora, or an " acid v humus " in the contrary event. ..."
4. Forest Physiography: Physiography of the United States and Principles of by Isaiah Bowman (1911)
"... in so far as it docs not operate physically, can not be the cause of differences
in the flora, for not only can calcicolous plants be cultivated in soil ..."
5. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1919)
"... western Norway is varied by occasional outcrops of limestone (marble), which
are in some cases large enough to support a distinctive calcicolous flora. ..."
6. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1902)
"P. coloured is one of our most distinctly calcicolous species of moss, while I',
fontana is, I believe quite as markedly, a calcifuge. ..."
7. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"... very numerous weeds abound, such as all good meadow-grasses, bindweed (Convolvulus),
Veronica, etc. calcicolous weeds are V,burnum Lantana, ..."
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