Ecologists have classified plant species into calcifuges, which occur on acid soils with low Ca, and calcicoles, which occur on calcareous soils.
The Ptot concentrations were, on average, twice as high in the calcicole as in the calcifuge herbs on the calcareous soil, whereas there were no consistent differences between the herb categories on the acid soil.
Definition of calcifuge in US English:
calcifuge
nounˈkalsəˌfyo͞ojˈkælsəˌfjudʒ
Botany
A plant that is not suited to calcareous soil.
〔植〕避钙植物，嫌钙植物
as modifiercalcifuge plants such as heathers
诸如欧石南的避钙植物。
Example sentencesExamples
Ecologists have classified plant species into calcifuges, which occur on acid soils with low Ca, and calcicoles, which occur on calcareous soils.
The Ptot concentrations were, on average, twice as high in the calcicole as in the calcifuge herbs on the calcareous soil, whereas there were no consistent differences between the herb categories on the acid soil.