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nullipore

[nuhl-uh-pawr, -pohr]

noun Botany.

any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.

Origin:
1830–40; nulli- + pore²

Related forms

nul·lip·o·rous

[nuh-lip-er-uhs, nuhl-uh-pawr-uhs, -pohr-] , adjective

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nullipore (ˈnʌlɪˌpɔː)

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

[C19: from Latin, from nullus no + pore²]

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