"thallus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθæl.əs/ [UK, US] Forms: thalluses [plural], thalli [plural]
Rhymes: -æləs Etymology: From Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “young shoot, twig”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|θαλλός||young shoot, twig}} Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “young shoot, twig”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰelh₁-||to bloom}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”) Head templates: {{en-noun|es|thalli}} thallus (plural thalluses or thalli)
  1. (botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-thallus-en-noun-tGztiDdR Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-thallus-en-noun-PEIGyFtO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 27 73 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: thalliform, thalline, thallodal, thalloid, Thallobionta, Thallophyta, thallophyte, thallose Translations (thallus): талус (talus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), thallus [masculine, neuter] (Dutch), sekovarsi (Finnish), thalle [masculine] (French), Thallus [masculine] (German), telep (Hungarian), talo (Ido), tallo [masculine] (Italian), plecha [feminine] (Polish), taḍḍu [masculine] (Sicilian), talut (Volapük)
Disambiguation of 'thallus': 0 0

Inflected forms

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