Found 2 items, similar to plasmodia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: plasmodia plasmodium n 1: multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds 2: parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans [syn: Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite ] [also: plasmodia (pl)] plasmodia See plasmodium
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plasmodia Plasmodium \Plas*mo"di*um\, n.; pl. Plasmodia. [NL. See Plasma.] 1. (Biol.) A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of am[oe]boid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the union of several am[oe]balike young, and constituting one of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low organisms. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]