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thallus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (thallós, young shoot, twig), from Proto-Indo-European *d?al (to bloom)

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /??æl.?s/
  • Rhymes: -æl?s

Noun

thallus (plural thalli)

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

Related terms

  • thalliform
  • thalline
  • thallodal
  • thalloid
  • Thallobionta
  • Thallophyta
  • thallophyte
  • thallose

Translations

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gonidium

English

Noun

gonidium (plural gonidia)

  1. (lichenology, phycology) A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.
  2. (zoology) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.

Translations

gonidium From the web:

  • what is conidia in biology
  • what does gonidium
  • what are conidia
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