Plasmodium

n. parasitic organism that causes malaria; multinucleate mass of tissue characteristic of some developmental stages in certain organisms (Biology)

A plasmodium is also the macroscopic form of the protist known as a slime mould. Plasmodium is a genus of parasitic protozoa. Infection with this genus is known as malaria. The parasite always has two hosts in its life cycle: a mosquito vector and a vertebrate host. At least ten species infect humans. Other species infect other animals, including birds, reptiles and rodents.
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Noun
1. multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
(hypernym) cytoplasm
2. parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
(synonym) Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite
(hypernym) sporozoan
(member-holonym) genus Plasmodium

n. plasmodium, parasitic organism that causes malaria; multinucleate mass of tissue characteristic of some developmental stages in certain organisms (Biology)

n. plasmodium, parasitic organism that causes malaria; multinucleate mass of tissue characteristic of some developmental stages in certain organisms (Biology)