Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Perforate or porose corals: distinguished from Aporosa or Eporosa. Perforata is a synonym.

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  • The upper park is mainly humid subtropical deciduous forest, but a small area in the northeast of the park has stands of the umbrella-shaped Paraná pine Araucaria angustifolia, here at its western limit, with two palms, the Assai palm Euterpe edulis, of which the heart is eaten, and wild coconut palm Cocos romanzoffiana, also imbuya or 'Brazilian walnut' Phoebe porosa.

    Iguacu National Park, Brazil 2008

  • Atriplex vestita, Sporobolus tenellus, and S. virginicus are also present as are the occasional patches of annuals such as Chloris virgata, Diplachne fusca, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, and Eragrostis porosa.

    Etosha Pan halophytics 2007

  • Dryland teatree and mallee box (Eucalyptus porosa) communities were once widespread on Yorke Peninsula.

    Eyre and York mallee 2007

  • Nauplius of Tetraclita porosa after the first moult, magnified 90 diam.

    Facts and Arguments for Darwin Fritz Muller 1859

  • Eggs of Tetraclita porosa in segmentation, magnified

    Facts and Arguments for Darwin Fritz Muller 1859

  • Així, els arxius es situen a la densa base de l’edifici; tot seguit, hi trobem la biblioteca ubicada en una zona més elevada i porosa del complex … i finalment, les oficines queden a la part més lleugera i lluminosa de tot l’edifici.

    Biblioteca, arxius i oficines municipals a Montpellier | [bauen] 2009

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