Dictionary entry

Fungi Imperfecti

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Fun″gi Im′per‐fec″ti (?), pl. [L. imperfecti imperfect.] (Bot.) A heterogenous group of fungi of which the complete life history is not known. Some undoubtedly represent the conidium stages of various Ascomycetes. The group is divided into the orders Sphæropsidales, Melanconiales, and Moniliales.