myxomycete

American  

[mik-soh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet] / ˌmɪk soʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /

noun

1. an organism of the phylum Myxomycota (or, in some classifications, the class Myxomycetes), comprising the slime molds.

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myxomycete British  

/ ˌmɪksəʊmaɪˈsiːt /

noun

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

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myxomycete Scientific  

/ mĭk′sō-mī′sēt /

1. A plasmodial slime mold.

2. See under slime mold

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Other Word Forms

• myxomycetous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of myxomycete

1875–80; < New Latin Myxomycetes; see myxo-, -mycete

Example Sentences

His PhD thesis confirmed his discovery of myxomycete mating types.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2022

This peculiar species looks at first very little like a myxomycete.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

No myxomycete has hyph�, nor indeed anything at all of the kind.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)