THALLOPHYTE


Meaning of THALLOPHYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtha-lə-ˌfīt ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek thallos + phyton plant — more at phyt-

Date: 1854

: any of a group of plants or plantlike organisms (as algae and fungi) that lack differentiated stems, leaves, and roots and that were formerly classified as a primary division (Thallophyta) of the plant kingdom

• thal·lo·phyt·ic ˌtha-lə-ˈfi-tik adjective

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