myxomycete

noun myxo·my·cete \ˌmik-sō-ˈmī-ˌsēt, ˌmik-sō-(ˌ)mī-ˈ\

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ultimately from Greek myxa + mykēt-, mykēs fungus — more at myc-

First Known Use: 1875

Medical Dictionary

noun myxo·my·cete \ˌmik-sō-ˈmī-ˌsēt, ˌmik-sō-(ˌ)mī-ˈ\

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