thallophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group Thallophyta.

Pronunciation

/ˈθæləfaɪt/

Word forms

thallophyte thallophytes

Etymology

From translingual Thallophyta. Surface reading of thallus + -phyte (“plant”).

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