myxomycetousadj.
/ˌmɪksə(ʊ)mʌɪˈsiːtəs/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪksoʊˌmaɪˈsidəs/ Biology.
Of or belonging to the taxon Myxomycetes of slime moulds; of, relating to, or of the nature of a myxomycete.
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myxogastrous1866
myxomycetan1880
myxomycetous1882
myxomycetal1902
1882 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 173 1253 Other similar swellings have been attributed to the presence of a myxomycetous fungus.
1904 Bot. Gaz. 37 405 The late Dr. Kukal..maintained the mycetozoan nature of these forms in connection with a new theory of the constitution of the myxomycetous plasmodium.
1944 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 31 559/1 Since the floras of northern and southern California are in general quite dissimilar, somewhat different spectra of myxomycetous flora might be anticipated for the two sections of the state.
1978 Karstenia 18 61/1 Myxomycetous spores are presumably more resistant to drying.
1994 New Phytologist 126 177 Myxomycetous spores have been traditionally regarded as wind dispersed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1882