SLIME MOLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slime mold mean? 

• SLIME MOLD (noun)
  The noun SLIME MOLD has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SLIME MOLD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLIME MOLD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

slime mold; slime mould

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)