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tha·lia \ˈthālēə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, abundance, from the stem of thallein to sprout, grow, thrive + -ia -y; akin to Armenian dalar green, fresh, Albanian dal I come forth, and perhaps to Welsh dail leaves, Middle Irish duille; basic meaning: to blossom, bloom 1. : a small genus of American mostly aquatic herbs (family Marantaceae) with broad long-stalked basal leaves, terminal panicles of bracted purple flowers, and globose capsules 2. : a genus of pelagic tunicates commonly regarded as a subgenus of Salpa |