English Explanatory Dictionary

slime mold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
  2. protists of the Amoebozoa
  3. syncytial or plasmodial slime molds in subclass Myxogastria (syn. Myxomycetes)
  4. cellular slime molds in order Dictyosteliida
  5. in order Protostelida.
  6. protists of the order Acrasida
  7. Parasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida
  8. slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists
  9. Cellular slime molds of the genus Fonticula, in a sister group of the Fungi.

Word forms

slime mold slime molds

Derived words

scrambled egg slime mold true slime mold

Translations

Catalan: fong mucilaginós Polish: śluzowiec
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