prothallus

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Definition of prothallus in English Turkish dictionary

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(Botanik, Bitkibilim) ön çim

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Definition of prothallus in English English dictionary

A prothallium, or prothallus; from Latin pro = forwards and Greek θαλλος (thallos) = twig; is usually a pteridophyte, i.e. spore-bearing plant, (almost exclusively ferns) in gametophyte stage in the alternation of generations cycle. Occasionally the term is also used to describe the young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss as well

The minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta, which bears the true sexual organs; the oöphoric generation of ferns, etc

Hyphenation

pro·thal·lus

Turkish pronunciation

prōthälıs

Pronunciation

/ˌprōˈᴛʜaləs/ /ˌproʊˈθæləs/