chlorophyllous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chlorophyllous
First recorded in 1870–75; chlorophyll + -ous
Example Sentences
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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 A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Motor cells; 2. stomata; 3. sclerenchyma; 4. chlorophyllous layer.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
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 The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.
Motor-cells; 2. stomata; 3. sclerenchyma; 4. chlorophyllous layer.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
The lower band of the primary vascular bundles is continuous with the vascular bundle, the chlorophyllous layer being open below.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
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