thallus

ˈθæləs

thalli

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Definition of thallus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

the vegetative body of lichens and fungi

TECH.

The thallus of the lichen spread across the rock surface.

thalloid

plant structure

TECH.

plant body without true stems or roots

TECH.

Mosses have a thallus instead of distinct roots or stems.

thalloid

thallophyte

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the vegetative body of lichens and fungi

Origin of thallus

Greek, thallos (a young shoot)

Terms with thallus included in their meaning

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frond

botany

thallus of seaweed or lichen

areole

biology

tessellation in the thallus of lichens

hornwort

plants

bryophyte with hornlike sporophytes and leafless thallus

podetium

lichen structure

stalk-like outgrowth of lichen thallus

thalloid

adj.

biology

related to a thallus in structure or form

thallophyte

biology

cryptogamic organism with a thallus

Examples of thallus in a sentence

The thallus plays a crucial role in nutrient absorption.
Lichens display a thallus that varies in shape.
The thallus of the algae was studied under a microscope.

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French:thalle, ...
German:Thallus, Lagerkörper, ...
Italian:tallo, ...
Spanish:talio, cuerpo vegetal, ...
Portuguese:talo, ...
Chinese:营养体, 叶状体, ...
Japanese:葉状体, ...
Arabic:ثَالُوس, جِسْم نَباتِي بَدائِي, ...
Hebrew:תַּאלוּס, תָּלוּס, ...
Russian:таллом, ...
Ukrainian:таллом, талом, ...
Hindi:थैलस, पादप शरीर, ...
Bengali:থ্যালাস, উদ্ভিদ দেহ, ...
Catalan:tal.lus, ...
Czech:stélka, ...
Danish:thallus, ...
Dutch:thallus, plantlichaam, ...
Greek:θάλλος, φυτική μάζα, ...
Hungarian:telep, valódi gyökérrel és szárral nem rendelkező növényi test, ...
Khmer:រាងកាយរុក្ខជាតិ, រាងកាយរុក្ខជាតិដែលគ្មានដើម និងឫសពិតប្រាកដ, ...
Korean:엽상체, 엽상 구조, ...
Persian:تال, ...
Polish:plecha, plechowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):talo, estrutura vegetal, ...
Romanian:tal, ...
Swedish:lav, växtkropp, ...
Thai:ร่างกายพืช, ลำต้นเทียม, ...
Turkish:tallus, talus, ...
Vietnamese:thể sợi, thể thực vật, ...

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