water mold

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Etymology

Early species were thought to be fungi and to prefer high humidity

Noun

water mold (countable and uncountable, plural water molds)

Any of the class Oomycetes of chromists that includes many plant and fish pathogens.

Translations

oomycete — see oomycete

References

water mold on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oomycetes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Oomycetes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

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