Definition of Thallus. Meaning of Thallus. Synonyms of Thallus

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Definition of Thallus

Thallus
Thallus Thal"lus, n.; pl. Thalli. [NL., fr. Gr. ? young shoot or branch, frond.] (Bot.) A solid mass of cellular tissue, consisting of one or more layers, usually in the form of a flat stratum or expansion, but sometimes erect or pendulous, and elongated and branching, and forming the substance of the thallogens.

Meaning of Thallus from wikipedia

- example, no thallus has vascular tissue. In exceptional cases such as the Lemnoideae, where the structure of a vascular plant is in fact thallus-like, it...
- Thallus or Thallos (Gr****: Θαλλός), perhaps a Samaritan, was an early historian who wrote in Koine Gr****. He wrote a three-volume history of the Mediterranean...
- Look up thallus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thallus is an undifferentiated vegetative tissue of some non-mobile organisms. Thallus may also refer...
- called the thallus. Lichens are grouped by thallus type, since the thallus is usually the most visually prominent part of the lichen. Thallus growth forms...
- body of the lichen, the thallus, is foliose (leafy) and typically less than 8 centimetres (3.1 in) wide. The lobes of the thallus are 1–4 mm (rarely up...
- Thallus of Miletus (Gr****: Θαλλός), was an epigrammatic poet, five of whose epigrams are preserved in the Gr**** Anthology. Of these the first is in honour...
- form and a fruticose form; the thallus differentiates into both horizontal (primary thallus) and vertical (secondary thallus, or podetium) structures. Cladoniiform...
- the outer protective layer on the thallus surface, is roughly comparable to the epidermis of a green plant. The thallus is typically 5–15 centimetres (2...
- podetia) is the upright secondary thallus in Cladonia lichens. It is a hollow stalk extending from the primary thallus. Podetia can be pointed stalks, club...
- individual organism is known as a thallus rather than as a plant (kingdom Plantae). The morphological structure of a kelp thallus is defined by three basic structural...