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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A multinucleate cytoplasmic mass enclosed by a single cell wall, as in certain slime molds, fungi, and algae.

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  • noun A cell with multiple nuclei, found in fungi, algae, protists and slime molds.

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