thallus
Noun
- A simple plant body without true roots, stems, or leaves.
- a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes
- An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
- Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.
Examples
- Even a THALLUS, a simple word, can branch out into high-scoring plays on the Words With Friends board.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “young shoot, twig”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”).
Scrabble Score: 10
thallus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordthallus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thallus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
thallus: valid Words With Friends Word