prothallium
English
noun
Definitions
- A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle.
- The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss.
Etymology
Derived from Latin pro (for, before, forwards, forward, in favour of, on behalf of, for the sake of) derived from Ancient Greek θαλλος (twig).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θαλλος
Gloss
twig
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- by Jove English
- by Jupiter English
- procumbent English
- prolocutor English
- pro gradu -tutkielma Finnish
- pro gradu -työ Finnish
- *por Latin
- filum Latin
- pro Latin
- procuro Latin
- progigno Latin
- profilo Italian
- para Spanish, Castilian
- θαλλος Ancient Greek
- *pro- Proto-Indo-European
- pró- Portuguese
- prodeo Indonesian
- proosit Estonian