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Thallus

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Noun

1. thallus

a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes

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Thallus

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nounWord forms: plural thalli (ˈθælaɪ ) or thalluses
the undifferentiated vegetative body of algae, fungi, and lichens

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Thallus

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nounWord forms: plural ˈthalˌli (ˈθælˌaɪ ; t halˈīˌ) or ˈthalluses
the nonvascular plant body of a thallophyte, showing no clear distinction of roots, stem, or leaves

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Thallus

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n. pl. thal·li (thălī) or thal·lus·es
1. A plant body undifferentiated into stem, root, or leaf.
2. The main body of an alga, fungus, or lichen.

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