n.
Pronunciation: ' tha-l ə - ˌ f ī t
Function: 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 \ ˌ tha-l ə - ' fi-tik \ adjective