WATER MOLD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("water mold" is a kind of...):

mold; mould (a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter)

Holonyms ("water mold" is a member of...):

genus Saprolegnia; Saprolegnia (aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains)

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