NULLIPORE Definition & Meaning

nullipore

[nuhl-uh-pawr, -pohr]

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noun

Botany.

any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.

nullipore

/ ˈ��ʌ��ɪˌ��ɔː /

noun

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

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

nulliporous adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nullipore¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nullipore¹

C19: from Latin, from nullus no + _pore ²

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

From

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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nulliparous nulli secundus

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