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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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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) MacBrideHe does not regard them as genuine asci, but as corresponding more to the peridium of the Gasteromycete and Myxomycete.
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, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for myxomycete
myxomycete
[ mĭk′sō-mī′sēt ]
A plasmodial slime mold. See under slime mold.
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