chlorophyllous

American  

[klawr-uh-fil-uhs, klohr-] / ˌklɔr əˈfɪl əs, ˌkloʊr- /

Also chlorophyllose

adjective

1. of or containing chlorophyll.

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Etymology

Origin of chlorophyllous

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

Around every vascular bundle there is a single row of somewhat large cells densely packed with large chloroplasts, the chlorophyllous layer.

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

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

From Project Gutenberg