'optic thalamus' definitions:

Definition of 'optic thalamus'

From: GCIDE
  • Thalamus \Thal"a*mus\, n.; pl. Thalami. [L. thalamus chamber, Gr. qa`lamos.]
  • 1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also {optic thalamus}. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) (a) Same as Thallus. (b) The receptacle of a flower; a torus. [1913 Webster]