myxomycete

[ mik-soh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]

/ ˌmɪk soʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /

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noun

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

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Origin of myxomycete

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

Words nearby myxomycete

myxobacteria, myxoedema, myxoid, myxoma, myxomatosis, myxomycete, myxomycetous, myxospore, myxovirus, mz, Mzansi

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How to use myxomycete in a sentence

This peculiar species looks at first very little like a myxomycete.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
He does not regard them as genuine asci, but as corresponding more to the peridium of the Gasteromycete and Myxomycete.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
No myxomycete has hyph, nor indeed anything at all of the kind.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

British Dictionary definitions for myxomycete

myxomycete

/ (ˌmɪksəʊmaɪˈsiːt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of myxomycete

myxomycetous, adjective

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Scientific definitions for myxomycete

myxomycete

[ mĭk′sō-mī′sēt ]

A plasmodial slime mold. See under slime mold.