DICTOSTYLIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium

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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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