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Prothallium

noun

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

Etymology

From Latin pro (“forwards”) + Ancient Greek θᾰλλός (thăllós, “young branch, twig”).

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