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thalloid
[
thal
-oid
]
thal·loid
/
ˈθæl
ɔɪd
/
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[
thal
-oid
]
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adjective
Botany,
Mycology
.
resembling or consisting of a
thallus
.
Origin:
1855–60;
thall(us)
+
-oid
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Thalloid
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bryophytes
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alternation of generations
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female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms
phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts
method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source
plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source
variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms
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World English Dictionary
thallus
(ˈθæləs)
—
n
,
pl
thalli
,
thalluses
the undifferentiated vegetative body of algae, fungi, and lichens
[C19: from Latin, from Greek
thallos
green shoot, from
thallein
to bloom]
'thalloid
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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