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Thallo

Thallo proper noun: one of the Horae, and the goddess and personification of the season of Spring; she is the protector of new growth.

Proper noun

Thallo

  1. (Greek) One of the Horae, and the goddess and personification of the season of Spring; she is the protector of new growth.

Origin of Thallo

From Ancient Greek Θαλλω (Thallō, literally “New-Shoots, Blooming”).

Questions about Thallo

What does Thallo mean?
Thallo means one of the Horae, and the goddess and personification of the season of Spring; she is the protector of new growth.
What part of speech is Thallo?
Thallo is a proper noun.

Words near Thallo in the dictionary

  1. thallinocarp
  2. thallinocarps
  3. thallious
  4. thallium
  5. thalliums
  6. Thallo
  7. thallo-
  8. thalloan
  9. thalloconidia
  10. thalloconidial
  11. thalloconidium

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