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
The gametophytes grow as flat thalli on the soil with embedded gametangia.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Spores disseminated by wind or water germinate into flattened thalli attached to the substrate by thin, single-celled filaments.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
In structure, the thallus is crustose, and the thalli vary from inconspicuous, evanescent conditions to those which are conspicuous and sometimes even subsquamulous.
From Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 The Ascomycetes of Ohio IV and V by Leafy Jane Corrington Hilker
