thal|lus

thal|lus
thal|lus «THAL uhs», noun, plural thal|li «THAL y», thal|lus|es.
a plant not divided into leaves, stem, and root; the plant body characteristic of thallophytes. Mushrooms, toadstools, and lichens are thalli.
[< New Latin thallus < Greek thallós green shoot < thállein to bloom]

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  • pro|thal|lus — «proh THAL uhs», noun, plural thal|li « THAL y». = prothallium. (Cf. ↑prothallium) …   Useful english dictionary

  • thal — alec·i·thal; an·oph·thal·mia; an·oph·thal·mos; an·oph·thal·mus; an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic; aux·i·thal; buph·thal·mic; buph·thal·mos; buph·thal·mum; can·thal; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; claus·thal·ite; de·le·thal·ize; ed·ri·oph·thal·ma;… …   English syllables

  • lus — abac·u·lus; aceph·a·lus; acer·vu·lus; ac·i·doph·i·lus; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·u·le·o·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; aes·cu·lus; ag·ri·lus; al·a·lus; al·lo·phy·lus; al·ti·ca·me·lus; al·ve·o·lus; am·e·lus; amor·pho·phal·lus; am·phib·a·lus; amyg·da·lus;… …   English syllables

  • thallus — thal·lus …   English syllables

  • thallus — thal•lus [[t]ˈθæl əs[/t]] n. pl. thal•li [[t]ˈθæl aɪ[/t]] thal•lus•es bot fng a simple vegetative body undifferentiated into true leaves, stem, and root, ranging from an aggregation of filaments to a complex plantlike form • Etymology: 1820–30;… …   From formal English to slang

  • Thallus — Thal|lus der; , ...lli <über lat. thallus aus gr. thallós »Sprössling«> primitiver Pflanzenkörper der Thallophyten (ohne Wurzeln u. Blätter; Bot.); Ggs. ↑Kormus …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • thallus — A simple plant or fungus body that is devoid of roots, stems, and leaves. The vegetative growth of a fungus. [G. thallos, a young shoot] * * * thal·lus thal əs n, pl thal·li thal .ī, .ē or …   Medical dictionary

  • Merithal — Mer i*thal, Merithallus Mer i*thal lus, n. [NL. merithallus, fr. Gr. ?, or ?, a part + ? a young shoot.] (Bot.) Same as {Internode}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Merithallus — Merithal Mer i*thal, Merithallus Mer i*thal lus, n. [NL. merithallus, fr. Gr. ?, or ?, a part + ? a young shoot.] (Bot.) Same as {Internode}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prothallus — pro·thal·lus (pro thalґəs) the independent, free living gametophyte generation of ferns and related lower vascular plants …   Medical dictionary

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