macrocyst

[ mak-ruh-sist ]

noun

, Mycology.

1. a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.

macrocyst

/ ˈmækrəʊˌsɪst /

noun

1. an unusually large cyst
2. (in slime moulds) an encysted resting protoplasmic mass See plasmodium

Word History and Origins

Origin of macrocyst¹

macro- + cyst