form genus
noun
Definition of form genus
: an artificial taxonomic category established for organisms (such as imperfect fungi) of obscure true relationships
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1873
First Known Use of form genus
1873
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form genus
noun
Medical Definition of form genus
: an artificial taxonomic category established for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure due to incomplete knowledge of structure (as in some fossils) or of development or life history (as in the imperfect fungi and various animal parasites)
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