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Thallophyte vs Thalloid - What's the difference?

thallophyte | thalloid |


In botany|lang=en terms the difference between thallophyte and thalloid

is that thallophyte is (botany) any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group thallophyta while thalloid is (botany) of a plant, alga, or fungus lacking complex organization, especially lacking distinct stems, roots, or leaves.

As a noun thallophyte

is (botany) any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group thallophyta.

As an adjective thalloid is

of or pertaining to a thallus.

Taxonomy vs Thalloid - What's the difference?

taxonomy | thalloid |


As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective thalloid is

of or pertaining to a thallus.

Fungus vs Thalloid - What's the difference?

fungus | thalloid |


As a noun fungus

is any member of the kingdom fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

As an adjective thalloid is

of or pertaining to a thallus.

Alga vs Thalloid - What's the difference?

alga | thalloid |


As a noun alga

is start.

As an adjective thalloid is

of or pertaining to a thallus.

Plant vs Thalloid - What's the difference?

plant | thalloid |


In botany|lang=en terms the difference between plant and thalloid

is that plant is (botany) an organism of the kingdom plantae''; now specifically, a living organism of the ''embryophyta'' (land plants) or of the ''chlorophyta'' (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll ''a'' and ''b , or any organism closely related to such an organism while thalloid is (botany) of a plant, alga, or fungus lacking complex organization, especially lacking distinct stems, roots, or leaves.

As a noun plant

is an organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

As a verb plant

is to place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

As an adjective thalloid is

of or pertaining to a thallus.