SCLEROTIA

SCLEROTIUM

sclerotium

(noun) compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth

Sclerotium, genus Sclerotium

(noun) form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sclerotia

plural of sclerotium

Anagrams

• Talericos, loricates, sarcolite, sectorial, stearolic

Source: Wiktionary


SCLEROTIUM

Scle*ro"ti*um, n.; pl. Sclerotia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produced ergot.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The nature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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