| myxomycetes | (n) the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota, Syn. class Myxomycetes |
| true slime mold | (n) a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes, Syn. acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold, myxomycete |
| Myxomycetes | ‖n. pl. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_; 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 phylum (Myxophyta); essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota. They are found on damp earth and decaying vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm, often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the surface and ingest solid food. -- |
| myxomycete | n. |
| myxomycetes | (n) the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota, Syn. class Myxomycetes |
| true slime mold | (n) a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes, Syn. acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold, myxomycete |
| myxomycete | n. |
| Myxomycetes | ‖n. pl. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_; 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 phylum (Myxophyta); essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota. They are found on damp earth and decaying vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm, often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the surface and ingest solid food. -- |
| 粘菌 | [粘 菌] slime mold (Myxomycetes) #95,864 [Add to Longdo] |
| 黏菌 | [黏 菌] slime mold (Myxomycetes) #239,471 [Add to Longdo] |
| 粘菌 | [ねんきん, nenkin] (n) (See 変形菌) myxomycete; slime mold [Add to Longdo] |
| 変形菌 | [へんけいきん, henkeikin] (n) myxomycete; slime mold [Add to Longdo] |
| 変形体 | [へんけいたい, henkeitai] (n) plasmodium (form within the life cycle of myxomycete slime molds) [Add to Longdo] |