Etymology of the English word thallus
the English word
thallusderived from the Latin word
thallus (young, green branch, bough)
derived from the Greek word
thallos, θαλλός, ϑαλλός
Date
The earliest known usage of thallus in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
gametothallus,
thalloid,
homothallicUsage
Word found in Modern English
