Found 2 items, similar to Fungi Imperfecti.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Fungi imperfecti Fungi imperfecti n : large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known [syn: Deuteromycota, subdivision Deuteromycota, Deuteromycotina, subdivision Deuteromycotina]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fungi Imperfecti Fungi Imperfecti \Fun"gi Im`per*fec"ti\, pl. [L. imperfecti imperfect.] (Bot.) A heterogenous phylum of fungi which lack a sexual phase, or of which the sexual phase is not known. Some undoubtedly represent the conidium stages of various Ascomycetes. It is not considered a natural phylum, and is also called the Deuteromycota. The group is divided into the orders Sph[ae]ropsidales, Melanconiales, and Moniliales. It includes the genera Penicillium and Aspergillus, which reproduce asexually by means of conidia. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]