different between thallus vs hornwort

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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hornwort

English

Etymology

From horn +? wort (plant), from the fact that the spores are produced in slender horn-shaped structures.

Noun

hornwort (plural hornworts)

  1. A bryophyte with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.

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