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nullipore

American  
[nuhl-uh-pawr, -pohr] / ˈnʌl əˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /

noun

Botany.

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

nullipore British  
/ ˈnʌlɪˌpɔː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • nulliporous adjective

Etymology

Origin of nullipore

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

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