acellular slime mold — slime mold slime mold, slime mould slime mould . 1. An unusual fungus like protist of the phylum Myxomycota or the class Myxomycetes, having a stage of growth in which it comprises a naked noncellular multinucleate mass of creeping protoplasm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slime mold — slime mold, slime mould slime mould . 1. An unusual fungus like protist of the phylum Myxomycota or the class Myxomycetes, having a stage of growth in which it comprises a naked noncellular multinucleate mass of creeping protoplasm having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slime mold — noun a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists • Syn: ↑slime mould • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • Hyponyms: ↑true slime mold, ↑acellular slime mold, ↑plasmodi … Useful english dictionary
cellular slime mold — slime mold slime mold, slime mould slime mould . 1. An unusual fungus like protist of the phylum Myxomycota or the class Myxomycetes, having a stage of growth in which it comprises a naked noncellular multinucleate mass of creeping protoplasm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plasmodial slime mold — noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes • Syn: ↑true slime mold, ↑acellular slime mold, ↑myxomycete • Hypernyms: ↑slime mold, ↑slime mould • Member Holonyms: ↑Myxomycetes … Useful english dictionary
true slime mold — noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes • Syn: ↑acellular slime mold, ↑plasmodial slime mold, ↑myxomycete • Hypernyms: ↑slime mold, ↑slime mould • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
slime mould — slime mold slime mold, slime mould slime mould . 1. An unusual fungus like protist of the phylum Myxomycota or the class Myxomycetes, having a stage of growth in which it comprises a naked noncellular multinucleate mass of creeping protoplasm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slime mould — noun a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists • Syn: ↑slime mold • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • Hyponyms: ↑true slime mold, ↑acellular slime mold, ↑plasmodial … Useful english dictionary
Dictyostelium discoideum — slime mold slime mold, slime mould slime mould . 1. An unusual fungus like protist of the phylum Myxomycota or the class Myxomycetes, having a stage of growth in which it comprises a naked noncellular multinucleate mass of creeping protoplasm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plasmodial — (acellular) slime mold (plaz mo de al) A member of the division Myxomycota that exists as a thin, streaming, multinucleate mass of protoplasm, which creeps along in an amoeboid fashion … Dictionary of microbiology