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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. See plasmodium
    (in slime moulds) an encysted resting protoplasmic mass See plasmodium

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