Definition of sclerotium Sclerotium

scle•ro•ti•um

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Noun Plural: sclerotiums
sclerotium - form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
		genus Sclerotium
		fungus genus includes lichen genera
sclerotium - 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

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sclerotium (Noun)
A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.

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sclerotium (n.)
A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.
sclerotium (n.)
The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

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sclerotium, noun, singular of sclerotia.

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