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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•thal•li•um (prō thal′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -thal•li•a (-thal′ē ə).USA pronunciation - Botanythe gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
- Botanythe analogous rudimentary gametophyte of seed-bearing plants.
- Greek pro- pro-2 + thallíon, diminutive of thallós young shoot; see -ium
- Neo-Latin
- 1855–60;
pro•thal′li•al, pro•thal′lic, pro•thal•line (prō thal′ēn, -īn),USA pronunciation adj. pro•thal′loid, adj. |