slime mold

Noun

Meaning

a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

slime mould moss cellular slime mold

Hypernyms

fungus

Hyponyms

myxomycete acellular slime mold plasmodial slime mold cellular slime mold true slime mold

Examples

Atsushi Tero of Hokkaido University grew the slime mold Physarum polycephalum in a flat wet dish. Source: Internet

Behaviour When a slime mold mass or mound is physically separated, the cells find their way back to re-unite. Source: Internet

For example, the slime mold Dictyostelium undergoes binary fission (mitosis) as single-celled amoebae under favorable conditions. Source: Internet

More than 900 species of slime mold occur all over the world. Source: Internet

Yellow slime mold growing on a bin of wet paper IUPAC definition Degradation caused by enzymatic process resulting from the action of cells. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

slime eels slime flux slime lily slime mould slime mushroom slime sponge