myxomycete

myx·o·my·cete

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mik-soh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet]
- /ˌmɪk soʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mik-soh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet]
- /ˌmɪk soʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit/

Definitions of myxomycete word

noun myxomycete an organism of the phylum Myxomycota (or, in some classifications, the class Myxomycetes), comprising the slime molds. 1
noun myxomycete A slime mold, especially an acellular one whose vegetative stage is a multinucleate plasmodium. 1
noun myxomycete a slime mould, esp a slime mould of the phylum Myxomycota (division Myxomycetes in traditional classifications) 0
noun myxomycete 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 mold2 (sense 2); slime mold 0

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Origin of myxomycete

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; < New Latin Myxomycetes; see myxo-, -mycete

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myxomycete popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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