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achlorophyllous

American  
[ey-klawr-uh-fil-uhs, ey-klohr-] / eɪˌklɔr əˈfɪl əs, eɪˌkloʊr- /

adjective

Botany.

  1. containing no chlorophyll.

Etymology

Origin of achlorophyllous

a- 6 + chlorophyllous

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"Independent recruitment of a novel seed dispersal system by camel crickets in achlorophyllous plants."

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