myxomycetous

Variant of myxomycete

myxomycete definition

myxo·my·cete (mik′sō mī′sēt, -mī sēt′)

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

Etymology: myxo- + -mycete

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