hypothallus

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English

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Etymology

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hypo- +‎ thallus

Noun

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hypothallus (plural hypothalli)

  1. (botany) The outgrowth of hyphae from under the margin of the thallus of a crustose lichen, connecting the island-like areoles into a single lichen.
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