Meaning of thallophyte in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈθæləˌfaɪt/

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1. Noun

   thallophyte

   Etymology

   mid 19th century: from modern Latin Thallophyta (former taxon), from Greek thallos (see thallus) + -phyte

   Definitions

   1. any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf