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melanosperm Bot.|ˈmɛlənəʊspɜːm|
[f. mod.L. Melanosperm-eæ, f. Gr. µελανο-, µέλας black + σπέρµα seed.]
An alga belonging to the Melanospermeæ, a division or sub-order characterized by dark olivaceous spores. Hence melanoˈspermous a.
1856Carpenter Microsc. §205. 367 The group of Melanospermous or olive-green Sea-weeds. 1884Public Opinion 3 Oct. 426/1 The melanosperms..are found chiefly within high- and low-water mark. |