myxomycete

American

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

noun

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

myxomycete British

/ ˌmɪksəʊmaɪˈsiːt /

noun

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 /

A plasmodial slime mold.
See under slime mold

Other Word Forms

myxomycetous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of myxomycete

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

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