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Melanosperm
Me-lan′o-sperm
,Noun.
[Gr.
μέλας
, μέλανος
, black + σπέρμα
seed.] (Bot.)
An alga of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed dust. The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of kelp.
– Melˊa-no-sper′mous
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, Adj.
Definition 2024
melanosperm
melanosperm
English
Noun
melanosperm (plural melanosperms)
- An alga of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed dust.
- The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of kelp.
Related terms
- melanospermous