thallus
/ˈθæləs/noun
(pl. thalli /-laɪ/)
- Botany a plant body that is not differentiated into stem and leaves and lacks true roots and a vascular system. Thalli are typical of algae, fungi, lichens, and some liverworts.【植】原植体, 叶状体, 菌体。
派生词
thalloid
adjective词源
early 19th cent.: from Greek thallos 'green shoot'， from thallein 'to bloom'.