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hypothallus

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hy⋅po⋅thal⋅lus

  [hahy-puh-thal-uhs, hip-uh-]
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–noun, plural -thal⋅li  [-thal-ahy] .
1. a layer of hyphae rimming the thallus of certain lichens.
2. a filmlike residue at the base of the sporangia of certain slime molds.
Origin:
1850–55; < NL; see hypo-, thallus
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