Myxophyta

plural noun

Myx·​oph·​y·​ta

mikˈsäfətə

in some especially former classifications

: a division of plants coextensive with the class Myxomycetes

—used when the myxomycetes are considered to constitute a group independent of Fungi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from myx- + -phyta

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