Prothallium Definition
prōthalēəm
prothallia
noun
A minute, flat, greenish disc of cells bearing sex organs on its lower side, usually attached to the ground by single-celled hairs, and forming the haploid, sexual generation of ferns and similar plants.
Webster's New World
A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle.
Wiktionary
The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss.
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