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ALKALINE-LOVING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alkaline-loving mean?
• ALKALINE-LOVING (adjective)
The adjective ALKALINE-LOVING has 1 sense:
1. thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)
Familiarity information: ALKALINE-LOVING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
acid-loving (thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7))
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