About The Word Thallus
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Thallus
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What's The Definition Of Thallus?
[n] a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Thallus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Thallus: See Also | crustose thallus | plant part Thallus In Webster's Dictionary \Thal"lus\, n.; pl. {Thalli}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? young
shoot or branch, frond.] (Bot.)
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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