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myxomycetous

American  
[mik-soh-mahy-see-tuhs] / ˌmɪk soʊ maɪˈsi təs /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a slime mold.

Etymology

Origin of myxomycetous

1880–85; myxomycet(e) ( def. ) + -ous

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Reticulā′rē; Reticulā′ria, a genus of the myxomycetous fungi.—n.pl.

From Project Gutenberg

This is a genus of myxomycetous fungi, giving name to the family Stemonitace�, which has a single sporangium or �thalium; without the peculiar deposits of lime carbonate which characterize the fructification of other orders, and the spores, capillitium, and columella are usually uniformly black, or brownish.

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