thallus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “young shoot, twig”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰal (“to bloom”)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈθæl.əs/
• Rhymes: -æləs

Noun

thallus (plural thalli)

1. (botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
2. (botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

Related terms

• thalliform
• thalline
• thallodal
• thalloid
• Thallobionta
• Thallophyta
• thallophyte
• thallose

Translations

thallus

• Bulgarian: талус m (talus)
• Finnish: sekovarsi
• German: Thallus m
• Hungarian: telep (hu)
• Ido: talo (io)

• Italian: tallo m
• Polish: plecha f
• Volapük: talut