thallus
thallus — noun
- thallussingular
- thallusesplural
1. the main body of certain simple organisms, especially algae, fungi, and mosses,
1.名詞C2
釋義
the main body of certain simple organisms, especially algae, fungi, and mosses, that is not divided into normal plant organs
例句
The microscope slide showed a thin green thallus from the pond sample.
context: microscope slide
Each lichen thallus spread slowly across the damp stone wall.
collocation: lichen thallus
The botanist compared the fungus thallus with the moss tissue nearby.
Students drew the thallus before labeling its upper and lower surfaces.
文法句型
a thallus
the thallus of a lichen
a fungal thallus
用法筆記
Thallus is a technical biology word. It is used for the body form of some simple organisms when that body is not separated into roots, stems, and leaves.