fungus /fun·gus/ pl. fun´gi [L.]
1. any organism belonging to the Fungi.
2. anything resembling such an organism.
dimorphic fungus one that lives as a yeast or mold, depending on environmental conditions.
imperfect fungus one whose perfect (sexual) stage is unknown.
perfect fungus one for which both sexual and asexual types of spore formation are known.
true fungi Eumycota.
im·per·fect fungus ( m-pûr fkt)n. Any of various fungi of the phylum Fungi Imperfecti, including Aspergillus, Candida, Cryptococcus, and other human pathogens. |
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