chlorospermous
adjEtymology From chloro- + spermous.
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Archaic Having green seeds or spores.
- chlorospermous algae
- 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:
- Related terms
- xanthospermous