thallus
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thallus
- /ˈθæl.əs/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æləs
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From Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “young shoot, twig”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”).
noun thalluses · thalli
- An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae. As it flows it takes the forms of sappy leaves or vines, making heaps of pulpy sprays a foot or more in depth, and resembling, as you look down on them, the laciniated, lobed, and imbricated thalluses of some lichens; […]
- Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.
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Talk about this word "thallus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thallus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thallus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thallus "thallus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thallus.Cite this
@misc{thallus_2026,
title = {thallus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thallus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
