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DICTOSTYLIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dictostylium mean?
• DICTOSTYLIUM (noun)
The noun DICTOSTYLIUM has 1 sense:
1. any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium
Familiarity information: DICTOSTYLIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("dictostylium" is a kind of...):
cellular slime mold (differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle)
Holonyms ("dictostylium" is a member of...):
genus Dictostylium (genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation)
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