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Webster 1913 Edition


Prothallium


Pro-thal′li-um

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Prothallia
(#)
.
[NL.]
(Bot.)
Same as
Prothallus
.

Definition 2024


prothallium

prothallium

English

Noun

prothallium (plural prothallia)

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

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