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/mik'soh muy see"teuhs/, adj.of or pertaining to a slime mold.[1880-85; MYXOMYCET(ES) + -OUS]
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Myxomycetous — Myxomycetes Myx o*my*ce tes, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? mucus, slime + myceles.] (Bot.) A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to be plants and often separated as a distinct… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
myxomycetous — myx·o·my·ce·tous … English syllables
myxomycetous — /ˌmɪksoʊmaɪˈsitəs/ (say .miksohmuy seetuhs) adjective belonging or relating to the Myxomycetes, or slime moulds (sometimes regarded as a distinct phylum, Myxophyta, and sometimes as a class of Thallophyta), having characteristics of both animals… …
myxomycetous — adjective see myxomycetes * * * /mik soh muy see teuhs/, adj. of or pertaining to a slime mold. [1880 85; MYXOMYCET(ES) + OUS] … Useful english dictionary
mycetozoan — [mī sēt΄ə zō′ən] n. 〚 MYCETO + ZO(A) + AN〛 MYXOMYCETE: term used when classified as a protozoan (class Eumycetozoa) adj … Universalium
mycetozoan — [mī sēt΄ə zō′ən] n. [ MYCETO + ZO(A) + AN] MYXOMYCETE: term used when classified as a protozoan (class Eumycetozoa) adj. MYXOMYCETOUS … English World dictionary
myxomycete — [mik΄sō mī′sēt, mik΄sōmī sēt′] n. [ MYXO + MYCETE] 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… … English World dictionary
myx|o|phyte — «MIHK suh fyt», noun. a myxomycetous organism. ╂[< Greek mýxa mucus + phytón plant] … Useful english dictionary
