nullipore

[nuhl-uh-pawr, -pohr]

noun

Botany.

1. any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.

nullipore

/ ˈnʌlɪˌpɔː /

noun

1. any of several red seaweeds that secrete and become encrusted with calcium carbonate: family Rhodophyceae

Other Word Forms

• nulliporous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullipore¹

First recorded in 1830–40; nulli- + pore ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullipore¹

C19: from Latin, from nullus no + _pore ²

Example Sentences

Nullipore, nul′i-pōr, n. a small coral-like seaweed.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Well then, coming back to the margin of the reef, you find that part of it which lies just within the surf to be coated by a very curious plant, a sort of seaweed, which contains in its substance a very great deal of carbonate of lime, and looks almost like rock; this is what is called the nullipore.

From Project Gutenberg