释义 |
nullipore|ˈnʌlɪpɔə(r)| [f. L. nulli-, nullus no + pore n.1] A form of marine vegetation having the power of secreting lime like the coral polyp.
1840Penny Cycl. XVI. 363/1 In his system, the Nullipores are rejected from the place so long assigned them. 1860Maury Phys. Geogr. xiii. §560 Brilliant, rosy, or peach coloured Nullipores overgrow the decaying masses. 1882Geikie Geol. Sketches 34 We pick up..broken whelks, nullipores, and corallines. attrib.1888H. W. Parker Spirit Beauty (1889) 20 Gorgon corals and nullipore sea-weeds. |