prothallium
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin pro (“forwards”) + Ancient Greek θᾰλλός (thallós, “young branch, twig”).
Noun
editprothallium (plural prothallia)
- A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle.
- The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss.