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Noun: acellular slime mould
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: acellular slime mold)
  1. A slime mould of the class Myxomycetes
    "The acellular slime mould formed a bright yellow plasmodium on the rotting log";
    - true slime mold [N. Amer], acellular slime mold [US], plasmodial slime mold [N. Amer], myxomycete, true slime mould [Brit, Cdn], plasmodial slime mould [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: acellular slime moulds

Type of: slime mold [N. Amer], slime mould [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: class Myxomycetes, Myxomycetes

Encyclopedia: Acellular slime mould