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 Definitions of thallus  [ˈθæl aɪ]  

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Definition of 'thallus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) thallus
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; < NL < Gk thallós young shoot, twig)

Definition of 'thallus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) thallus
a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes


Definition of 'thallus' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) thallus
a solid mass of cellular tissue, consisting of one or more layers, usually in the form of a flat stratum or expansion, but sometimes erect or pendulous, and elongated and branching, and forming the substance of the thallogens



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