thallophyte
/ˈθæləfaɪt/
thallophyte noun: any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group Thallophyta.
Noun
thallophyte (plural thallophytes)
- Any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group Thallophyta.
- They lack the vascular tissues; thus, they are called thallophytes. Algae are thallophytes with chlorophyll. […] Fungi are thallophytes without chlorophyll.1994, Estrelita A. Madriaga, Anthony Lee, Felicitas B. Ventura, Orlando A. Oronce (coordinator), Biology: Science and Technology II, page 347
- In general, the usefulness of the thallophytes as Hg bioindicators was limited by their sporadic occurrence in the forest environment. Because of the importance of the thallophytes as components of the food chain, however, several samples from different groups (summarized in Table 2) were collected...1994, Pat E. Rasmussen, Chapter IV.5: Mercury in Vegetation of the Precambrian Shield, Carl J. Watras, John W. Huckabee (editors), Mercury Pollution: Integration and Synthesis, page 422
- Synonyms:
- thallogen
thallophyte meaning in Tagalog and Persian
thallophyte in Tagalog
- plant consisting of thallus only
- suwihan
thallophyte in Persian
- plant consisting of thallus only
- ریسهدار rise-dâr
Synonyms of thallophyte
Forms of thallophyte
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Origin of thallophyte
From translingual Thallophyta. Surface reading of thallus + -phyte (“plant”).
Words formed from thallophyte
Questions about thallophyte
- What does thallophyte mean?
- Thallophyte means any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group Thallophyta.
- What is thallophyte in Tagalog?
- Thallophyte in Tagalog is suwihan. See Thallophyte meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is thallophyte?
- Thallophyte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thallophyte?
- Thallophyte is pronounced /ˈθæləfaɪt/.
- What is the plural of thallophyte?
- The plural of thallophyte is thallophytes.
Words near thallophyte in the dictionary
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