imperfect stage

noun Mycology.

a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.

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Origin of imperfect stage

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby imperfect stage

imperfect, imperfect competition, imperfect contrition, imperfect flower, imperfect fungus, imperfect stage, imperfectible, imperfection, imperfective, imperforate, imperforate anus
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Medical definitions for imperfect stage

imperfect stage

n.

The asexual phase in the life cycle of a fungus.
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