Etymology

thalassiophyte

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Today it means: any plant belonging to one of the obsolete taxonomic groups known as Thalassiophyta, which were believed to comprise various parts of the marine algae or seaweeds, depending on the classification system. Full definition →

translingual Thalassiophyta
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  1. translingual · derived fromThalassiophyta
  2. English todaythalassiophyte

From translingual Thalassiophyta. Surface reading: thalasso- (“sea”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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