myxomycetous

[ mik-soh-mahy-see-tuhs ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a slime mold.

Word History and Origins

Origin of myxomycetous¹

1880–85; myxomycet(e) ( def ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Reticulā′rē; Reticulā′ria, a genus of the myxomycetous fungi.—n.pl.

From Project Gutenberg

This is a genus of myxomycetous fungi, giving name to the family Stemonitace�, which has a single sporangium or �thalium; without the peculiar deposits of lime carbonate which characterize the fructification of other orders, and the spores, capillitium, and columella are usually uniformly black, or brownish.

From Project Gutenberg