Definitions for hypothallus

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hypothallus hy·po·thal·lus

Spelling: [hahy-puh-thal-uh s, hip-uh-]

IPA: /ˌhaɪ pəˈθæl əs, ˌhɪp ə-/

Hypothallus is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 606 anagrams from letters in hypothallus (ahhllopstuy).

Definitions for hypothallus

noun

1. a layer of hyphae rimming the thallus of certain lichens.
2. a filmlike residue at the base of the sporangia of certain slime molds.

Origin of hypothallus

From New Latin, dating back to 1850-55; See origin at hypo-, thallus

Examples for hypothallus

In the centre of the fructification, next the hypothallus, the sporangia are very imperfectly differentiated.

The hypothallus is quite distinct, extra-marginal, and in substance like to the peridial wall.

Plasmodiocarp very much flattened, longitudinally creeping and reticulate or altogether widely effused; hypothallus none.

The hypothallus is sometimes noticeable under some of the sporangia where closely crowded, but is not a constant feature.