calcifuge
French, adjective/kal.si.fyʒ/
calcifuge is spelled C-A-L-C-I-F-U-G-E (9 letters). Calcifuge is a French adjective meaning “calcifugous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui croît mal ou difficilement sur les terrains calcaires ou à tendance alcaline, en parlant d'une plante”.
What does calcifuge mean in English?
adjective
- 1
calcifugous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui croît mal ou difficilement sur les terrains calcaires ou à tendance alcaline, en parlant d'une plante.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calcifuge
- calcifuges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calcifuge?
- /kal.si.fyʒ/
- \kal.si.fyʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.