Deuteromycota

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “other; secondary”) +‎ -mycota.

Proper noun

Deuteromycota

  1. (dated) A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Fungi – the deuteromycetes or fungi imperfecti: fungi that historically resisted classification because sexual reproduction had not been observed.
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