thallus

(t̸haləs)

noun pl. thalli or thalluses

the nonvascular plant body of a thallophyte, showing no clear distinction of roots, stem, or leaves

Origin: ModL < Gr thallos, young shoot: see Thalia

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See thallus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. thal·li (thălˈī) or thal·lus·es
A plant body undifferentiated into stem, root, or leaf.

Origin:

Origin: Latin, green stalk

Origin: , from Greek thallos

Origin: , from thallein, to sprout

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