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

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.

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.

Motor cells; 2. stomata; 3. sclerenchyma; 4. chlorophyllous layer.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

These are the predominating gradations, but there are occasional blues and mineral greens, passing into olive, but no pure or chlorophyllous green.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

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

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.