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WATER MOLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water mold" is a kind of...):
mold; mould (a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter)
Holonyms ("water mold" is a member of...):
genus Saprolegnia; Saprolegnia (aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains)
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