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

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

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.