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.

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

Medical definitions for imperfect stage

imperfect stage

n.

The asexual phase in the life cycle of a fungus.