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Meaning of thallus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈθæl.əs

Definitions

  1. An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
  2. Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

Equivalents

Deutsch Thallus
Suomi sekovarsi
Français thallus
Bahasa Indonesia talus
Polski plecha

Examples

“As it flows it takes the forms of sappy leaves or vines, making heaps of pulpy sprays a foot or more in depth, and resembling, as you look down on them, the laciniated, lobed, and imbricated thalluses of some lichens; […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

thallyle Thalman thalphinine thalprzewalskiinone thaluk thalweg

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