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thallus

/ˈθæl.əs/

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noun

/ˈθæl.əs/C2formalscientific
  • ruТело растения, лишенное настоящих стеблей, корней, листьев или сосудистой системы, характерное для таллофитов, таких как водоросли, грибы и лишайники.

A plant body that lacks true stems, roots, leaves, or a vascular system, characteristic of thallophytes such as algae, fungi, and lichens.

  1. C1formalscientific

    A simple plant body that lacks true stems, roots, leaves, or a vascular system, typical of thallophytes.

    ruСлоевище

    • The lichen's thallus is a symbiotic structure of algae and fungi.
    • Algae often have a thallus that is not differentiated into organs.
    • The thallus of a liverwort can be flat and ribbon-like.
Forms
  • thalli plural form
  • thalluses plural form
  • thalli's possessive plural form
  • thalluses' possessive plural form
  • thallus's possessive singular form