Myxomycete Definition
miksōmīsēt, miksōmīsēt
noun
Any of various primitive organisms, usually classified as a thallophyte (division Myxomycota) but also as a mycetozoan, that are found on decaying vegetation, having a vegetative stage in which they move as a protozoan and a dry reproductive stage in which they form spores like a mold; slime mold.
Webster's New World
(biology) Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- plasmodial slime mold
- acellular slime mold
- true slime mold
Other Word Forms of Myxomycete
Noun
Singular:
myxomycete
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