thallus

noun

A plant body undifferentiated into stem, root, or leaf.

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The main body of an alga, fungus, or lichen.

noun

In botany, a vegetative body or plant-body undifferentiated into root, stem, or leaves; the plant-body characteristic of the Thallophyta. Also thalamus. See cut under applanate.

noun

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.

noun

An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.

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Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

noun

a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes