true slime mold
- noun
- /tru slaɪm moʊld/
- Specialized
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moho mucilaginoso verdadero
- Unlike cellular slime molds, true slime mold forms a large, acellular mass called a plasmodium.
Examples
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Researchers study true slime mold for insights into cell movement and differentiation.
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True slime mold can be observed on decaying logs in humid forests.
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The true slime mold can be found in damp, shady areas.
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Did you know that true slime molds can move towards food sources?
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True slime mold can often be found thriving on decaying wood in moist forest environments.
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Scientists are fascinated by true slime mold because of its unique ability to move and feed similarly to amoebas.
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True slime mold creates a large structure known as a plasmodium, which distinguishes it from other types of slime molds.
Synonyms
A soft organism that becomes one large cell with many nuclei and moves slowly
A soft slimy living thing like a fungus that grows in damp places
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'true' simply modifies 'slime mold' to mean a genuine or proper slime mold, so a learner who knows the constituent words will infer it denotes a particular kind of slime mold. While there is technical taxonomic nuance (slime molds are protists rather than true fungi), that specialised distinction does not prevent a B1 learner from arriving at the basic, correct interpretation from the parts.
Etymology
True slime mold gets its name from the simple image of a single, slimy blob: slime that looks like a soft mold and moves together as one body. That's why 'true' shows these living things form a large moving mass instead of many separate cells.
