thallophyte

/ˌθæləˈfaɪt/
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Other forms: thallophytes

Definitions of thallophyte
  1. noun
    any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf
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    type of:
    cryptogam
    formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
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