thallus
nounA plant body undifferentiated into stem, root, or leaf.
nounThe main body of an alga, fungus, or lichen.
nounIn botany, a vegetative body or plant-body undifferentiated into root, stem, or leaves; the plant-body characteristic of the Thallophyta. Also
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.
nounAn
Any plant body lacking
a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes
