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hypothallus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pothal-lus
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outgrowth of hyphae from under the margin of the thallus of a crustose lichen, connecting the island-like areoles into a single lichen.

Etymology

From hypo- + thallus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypothalli (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypothallic hypothallial subhypothallic

Questions

What does hypothallus mean?
The outgrowth of hyphae from under the margin of the thallus of a crustose lichen, connecting the island-like areoles into a single lichen.
Where does hypothallus come from?
From hypo- + thallus.

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