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Webster 1913 Edition


Nullipore

Nul′li-pore

,
Noun.
[L.
nullus
none +
porus
pope.]
(Bot.)
A name for certain crustaceous marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the genera
Melobesia
and
Lithothamnion
.

Definition 2024


nullipore

nullipore

English

Noun

nullipore (plural nullipores)

  1. Any of various crustaceous marine algae which secrete calcium carbonate.