Definition of THALLOPHYTE

thallophyte

Plural: thallophytes

Noun

  • any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf
  • Any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group Thallophyta.

Origin / Etymology

From translingual Thallophyta. Surface reading of thallus + -phyte (“plant”).

Synonyms

thallogen

Scrabble Score: 22

thallophyte: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
thallophyte: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thallophyte: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

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