Nullipore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nullipore \Nul"li*pore\, n. [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}.


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