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SLIME MOLD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctistsplay

Synonyms:

slime mold; slime mould

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("slime mold" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slime mold"):

acellular slime mold; myxomycete; plasmodial slime mold; true slime mold (a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes)

cellular slime mold (differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle)

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