thallus
noun
a simple vegetative body undifferentiated into true leaves, stem, and root, ranging from an aggregation of filaments to a complex plantlike form.
thalli
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pluralof thallus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Foliose species have lobed, leaflike bodies, or thalli; you can see both their upper and lower surfaces, which are different colors.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Fruticose lichens have thalli that are branch-, cup- or club-like, imparting the look of tiny shrubs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Spores disseminated by wind or water germinate into flattened thalli attached to the substrate by thin, single-celled filaments.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The gametophytes grow as flat thalli on the soil with embedded gametangia.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
These structures cannot then be produced from the product of a single spore nor even from the thalli derived from any two spores.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
