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Mucron

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mucocystnoun(zoology) A cyst, in some protozoans, that discharges mucoid material
archigregarinenounAny parasitic alveolate of the order Archigregarinorida
macrocystnoun(biology) An aggregate of cells of Dictyosteliida formed during sexual reproduction enclosed in a cellulose wall
mucophagenounAn organism which consumes its own mucus.
deutomeritenoun(arachnology) The fixed segment of the grasping part of chelicerae.
mucocytenoun(cytology) A mucus cell
apicoplastnoun(microbiology) A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system
archamoebidnounAny protist of the infraphylum Archamoebae
mucronoun(botany, zoology) A pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the posterior tip of a cuttlebone; or the distal part of the furcula in Collembola.
mucigelnounA slimy substance that covers the rootcap in plants. It is a highly hydrated polysaccharide.
apocytiumnoun(biology) A multinucleate mass of protoplasm that lacks a distinct cell membrane
mucosomenounAll the components of mucus (on the skin) of an organism.
mastigontnounA system of structures, composed of rootlets and fibrils, in some protists
apicoseptumnounAn apical septum
mycangiumnounAny of several diverse structures on the body of an animal that are adapted for the transport of symbiotic fungi (usually as spores)
mannosomenounA specialised tubular organelle, in molluscs, assembled in hexagonal bundles within an external membrane
rhoptrynounA specialized secretory organelle in some protozoans
centroconenounA structure associated with the centrosome of apicomplexans
archaellumnounA unique whip-like structure on the cell surface of many archaea
apical germ porenoun(mycology) A small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore which is located at the spore apex, opposite the hilar appendage and used for germination.

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