|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'thallus' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|