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
sclerotia
plural of sclerotium
• Talericos, loricates, sarcolite, sectorial, stearolic
Source: Wiktionary
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
10 June 2025
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