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Webster 1913 Edition

Prothallium

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Pro-thal′li-um

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Noun.

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pl.

Prothallia

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[NL.]

(Bot.)

Same as

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Definition 2024

prothallium

prothallium

English

Noun

prothallium ‎(plural prothallia)

A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle.
The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss.

Synonyms

prothallus