slime mould

/slaɪm moʊld/

Other forms: slime moulds

Definitions of slime mould

1. noun

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

   types:

   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

   dictostylium

   any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium

   type 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