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Thallus vs Postical - What's the difference?

thallus | postical |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between thallus and postical

is that thallus is (botany) any plant body lacking vascular tissue while postical is (botany) of or pertaining to the surface of a prostrate thallus that is oriented towards the substrate.

As a noun thallus

is (botany) an undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.

As an adjective postical is

(botany) oriented towards the base.

thallus

English

Noun

(thalli)
  • (botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
  • (botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

    • Related terms

    * thalliform * thalline * thallodal * thalloid * Thallobionta * Thallophyta * thallophyte * thallose

    postical

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Oriented towards the base.
  • (botany) Of or pertaining to the surface of a prostrate thallus that is oriented towards the substrate.

    • Antonyms

    * (towards the apex) antical * (of side away from substrate) antical

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