myxomycete

myx·o·my·cete

 (mĭk′sō-mī′sēt)

n.

See slime mold.

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myxomycete

(ˌmɪksəʊmaɪˈsiːt)

n

(Botany) a slime mould, esp a slime mould of the phylum Myxomycota (division Myxomycetes in traditional classifications)

ˌmyxomyˈcetous adj

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slime′ mold`

n.

any of various funguslike organisms belonging to the phylum Myxomycota of the kingdom Protista, characterized by a somatic ameboid phase and a streaming phase in which the separate organisms merge and produce spore-bearing fruiting bodies. Also called myxomycete.

[1875–80]

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myxomycete - a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold, true slime mold slime mold, slime mould - a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists class Myxomycetes, Myxomycetes - the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota

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