thallophyte noun. ['Ɵalǝfʌɪt] M19.
[from mod. Latin Thallophyta (pl.), formed as THALLUS: see -PHYTE.]
Botany. A plant or plantlike organism consisting of a thallus; spec. one belonging to the former class Thallophyta, comprising algae, fungi, lichens, and bacteria.

■ thallophytic [-'fɪtɪk] adjective L19.

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