thallophyte

[ thal-uh-fahyt ]

/ ˈθæl əˌfaɪt /

noun

any of the Thallophyta, a plant division in some older classification schemes, comprising algae, fungi, and lichens.

Origin of thallophyte

First recorded in 1850–55, thallophyte is from the New Latin word Thallophyta group name. See thallus, -o-, -phyte

OTHER WORDS FROM thallophyte

thal·lo·phyt·ic

[thal-uh-fit-ik], /ˌθæl əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby thallophyte

thallic, thallium, thallium sulfate, thallo-, thalloid, thallophyte, thallous, thallus, thalweg, Thamar, Thames

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Example sentences from the Web for thallophyte

The vegetative body of a thallophyte is a thallus, and corresponds to stem and leaf.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for thallophyte

thallophyte

/ (ˈθæləˌfaɪt) /

noun

obsolete any organism of the former division Thallophyta, lacking true stems, leaves, and roots: includes the algae, fungi, lichens, and bacteria, all now regarded as separate phyla

Derived forms of thallophyte

thallophytic (ˌθæləˈfɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for thallophyte

C19: from New Latin thallophyta, from Greek thallos a young shoot + phuton a plant

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Scientific definitions for thallophyte

thallophyte

[ thăl′ə-fīt′ ]

Any of a former group of plantlike organisms showing no differentiation into stem, root, or leaf. Thallophytes were regarded as constituting a major division of the plant kingdom and included the algae, fungi, and lichens. No longer in scientific use.

单词	thallophyte
释义	thallophyte [ thal-uh-fahyt ] / ˈθæl əˌfaɪt / noun any of the Thallophyta, a plant division in some older classification schemes, comprising algae, fungi, and lichens. Origin of thallophyte First recorded in 1850–55, thallophyte is from the New Latin word Thallophyta group name. See thallus, -o-, -phyte OTHER WORDS FROM thallophyte thal·lo·phyt·ic [thal-uh-fit-ik], /ˌθæl əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby thallophyte thallic, thallium, thallium sulfate, thallo-, thalloid, thallophyte, thallous, thallus, thalweg, Thamar, Thames Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thallophyte The vegetative body of a thallophyte is a thallus, and corresponds to stem and leaf. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold British Dictionary definitions for thallophyte thallophyte / (ˈθæləˌfaɪt) / noun obsolete any organism of the former division Thallophyta, lacking true stems, leaves, and roots: includes the algae, fungi, lichens, and bacteria, all now regarded as separate phyla Derived forms of thallophyte thallophytic (ˌθæləˈfɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for thallophyte C19: from New Latin thallophyta, from Greek thallos a young shoot + phuton a plant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for thallophyte thallophyte [ thăl′ə-fīt′ ] Any of a former group of plantlike organisms showing no differentiation into stem, root, or leaf. Thallophytes were regarded as constituting a major division of the plant kingdom and included the algae, fungi, and lichens. No longer in scientific use. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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