Word: hypothallus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
po
tha
llus
Definition: The outgrowth of hyphae from under the margin of the thallus of a crustose lichen, connecting the island-like areoles into a single lichen.
Morphemes:
Affix: hypo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hypo-
Affix: thallus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θαλλός
Language: grc
Decoded: thallos
Meaning: young shoot, twig