nullipore

American

[nuhl-uh-pawr, -pohr] / ˈnʌl əˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /

noun

Botany.

any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.

nullipore British

/ ˈnʌlɪˌpɔː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

nulliporous adjective

Etymology

Origin of nullipore

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

Example Sentences

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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.

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