chlorospermous

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adjective

Having green seeds or spores.

“chlorospermous algae”

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Meanings

adjectivechlorospermous (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableHaving green seeds or spores.

    chlorospermous algae

    1 more example

    The ulvas belong to the chlorospermous class of seaweeds, distinguished by their green spores, and the generally green color of their fronds.

    1875, George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana, The American Cyclopaedia, page 774

Origin

From chloro- + -spermous.

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chlorospermous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorospermous

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“chlorospermous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorospermous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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