Associations to the word «Thallus»

Wiktionary

THALLUS, noun. (botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
THALLUS, noun. (botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

Dictionary definition

THALLUS, noun. A plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne