myxomycete

myx·o·my·cete

M0516525 (mĭk′sō-mī′sēt)n. See slime mold.

myxomycete

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

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