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noun
A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sporozoan
noun
multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cytoplasm, cytol
History
From German Plasmodium, from Latin plasma.
Across languages
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