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thalli

[thal-uhs]

thal·lus

[thal-uhs]
noun, plural thal·li [thal-ahy] , thal·lus·es. Botany, Mycology.
a simple vegetative body undifferentiated into true leaves, stem, and root, ranging from an aggregation of filaments to a complex plantlike form.

Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin < Greek thallós young shoot, twig
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thallus thal·lus (thāl'əs)
n. pl. thal·lus·es or thal·li (thāl'ī)
A plant body or fungus undifferentiated into stem, root, or leaf.

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thallus   (thāl'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural thalli (thāl'ī)
A type of body found among plants and fungi that is not differentiated into roots, stems, or leaves. Thalli are found among lichens, mosses, liverworts, and many algae, as well as the gametophyte generations of horsetails and ferns, which have rhizoids but not true roots.
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