plasmodial
- a word derived from plasmodium.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As with plasmodial slime molds, the spores are disseminated and can germinate if they land in a moist environment.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The slime molds are categorized on the basis of their life cycles into plasmodial or cellular types.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
All are parasites in the cells of particular hosts; their vegetative phase is plasmodial and their spores are formed by the simultaneous breaking up of the plasmodium into an indefinite number of independent cells.
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)
The sporoplasm may be either a plasmodial mass, with numerous nuclei, or may form a certain number of uninuclear sporozoites.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Spores having the form of an anchor with six arms; sporoplasm plasmodial, situate near the anterior pole of the spore.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
