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macrocyst

[ mak-ruh-sist ]
/ ˈmæk rəˌsɪst /
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noun Mycology.
a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
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Origin of macrocyst

macro- + cyst

Words nearby macrocyst

macroclimate, macroclimatology, macrocode, macrocosm, macrocyclic, macrocyst, macrocyte, macrocytosis, macrodome, macrodontia, macroeconomics
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British Dictionary definitions for macrocyst

macrocyst
/ (ˈmækrəʊˌsɪst) /
noun
an unusually large cyst
(in slime moulds) an encysted resting protoplasmic massSee plasmodium (def. 1)
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