thallus

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “young shoot, twig”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈθæl.əs/ Rhymes: -æləs === Noun === thallus (plural thalluses or thalli) (botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae. (botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós). The gender is often neuter in Dutch (even though de thallus is also commonly encountered), whereas in the Greek and in other languages the word is male. === Pronunciation === === Noun === thallus n or m (plural thalli, no diminutive) thallus ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: talus === Further reading === thallus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl