Noun: myxomycete ,mik-sow-mI'seet or ,mik-sow'mI,seet
- A slime mould of the class Myxomycetes
"The myxomycete formed a bright yellow plasmodium on the rotting log";
- true slime mold [N. Amer], acellular slime mold [US], plasmodial slime mold [N. Amer], true slime mould [Brit, Cdn], acellular slime mould [Brit, Cdn], plasmodial slime mould [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: myxomycetes
Type of: slime mold [N. Amer], slime mould [Brit, Cdn]
Part of: class Myxomycetes, Myxomycetes
Encyclopedia: Myxomycete