hypothallus

noun

hy·​po·​thallus

"+

1

: a marginal outgrowth of hyphae from the thallus in crustose lichens

2

: a residue like a film that remains after the formation of sporangia in slime molds of the class Myxomycetes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hypo- + thallus

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