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imperfect fungus

American  

noun

  1. a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.

imperfect fungus Scientific  

  1. See deuteromycete

Etymology

Origin of imperfect fungus

First recorded in 1890–95

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