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achlorophyllous

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

adjective

Botany.

containing no chlorophyll.

Etymology

Origin of achlorophyllous

a- ⁶ + chlorophyllous

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