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thallo-

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especially before a vowel, thall-

  1. a combining form meaning “young, green shoot,” used in the formation of compound words: thallium.

  2. a combining form representing thallus in compound words: thallophyte.

  3. a combining form representing thallium in compound words: thallic.

Etymology

Origin of thallo-

From Greek, combining form of thállos “green shoot, young branch”

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