calcivorous

English

Etymology

From calci- +‎ -vorous.

Adjective

calcivorous (comparative more calcivorous, superlative most calcivorous)

1. (botany) Living on, and tending to erode, limestone.

References

• “calcivorous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.