nullipore

[ nuhl-uh-pawr, -pohr ]

noun

, Botany.

1. any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.

nullipore

/ ˈnʌlɪˌpɔː /

noun

1. any of several red seaweeds that secrete and become encrusted with calcium carbonate: family Rhodophyceae

Other Words From

• nul·lip·o·rous [nuh-, lip, -er-, uh, s, nuhl-, uh, -, pawr, -, uh, s, -, pohr, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullipore¹

First recorded in 1830–40; nulli- + pore ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullipore¹

C19: from Latin, from nullus no + pore ²