thalloid

American  

[thal-oid] / ˈθæl ɔɪd /

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

1. resembling or consisting of a thallus.

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Etymology

Origin of thalloid

First recorded in 1855–60; thall(us) + -oid

Example Sentences

The Marchantiales are a series of thalloid forms, in which the structure of the thallus is specialized to enable them to live in more exposed situations.

From Project Gutenberg

Rarely the thallus extends upward as a veil which surrounds the apothecia laterally and suggests how the thalloid exciple of higher families probably arose.

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In thalloid forms a thinner marginal expansion or a definite wing increasing the surface exposed to the light can be distinguished from a thicker midrib serving for storage and conduction.

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In thalloid forms fimbriate or lobed margins or outgrowths from the surface lead to the same result.

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The protonema forms a flat, lobed, thalloid structure attached to the soil by rhizoids, and the plants arise from marginal cells.

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