chlorophyllous

[ klawr-uh-fil-uhs, klohr- ]

adjective

1. of or containing chlorophyll.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlorophyllous¹

First recorded in 1870–75; chlorophyll + -ous

Example Sentences

No, they instruct people on which plants will survive in their homes, teaching them how to take care of their chlorophyllous children and the way to style the greenery to their liking.

From New York Times

These are the predominating gradations, but there are occasional blues and mineral greens, passing into olive, but no pure or chlorophyllous green.

From Project Gutenberg

In a well developed large vascular bundle the chlorophyllous layer is open below just close to the sclerenchymatous band.

From Project Gutenberg

I find in an old note book of my father's, dated 1879, "chlorophyllous matter in leaves encouraged by electric energy, presumably by the blue rays."

From Project Gutenberg

The sclerenchyma lying on the lower side of the primary bundles are contiguous with the bundle, while those above are separated from the bundle by the chlorophyllous layer.

From Project Gutenberg