prothalloid
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Prothalloid
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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prothallus or prothallium (prəʊˈθæləs, prəʊˈθælɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -li, -lia | |
| botany the small flat free-living gametophyte that bears the reproductive organs of ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. It is either a green disc on the soil surface or it is colourless and subterranean | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from pro- before + Greek thallus a young shoot] | |
| prothallium or prothallium (prəʊˈθæləs, prəʊˈθælɪəm, -laɪ, -lɪə) | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from pro- before + Greek thallus a young shoot] | |
| pro'thallic or prothallium | |
| —adj | |
| pro'thallial or prothallium | |
| —adj | |
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