scle·ro·ti·um (skl -r  sh -m, -shm)n. pl. scle·ro·ti·a (-sh -, -sh) A dense mass of branched hyphae, as in certain fungi, that contain stored food and are capable of remaining dormant for long periods. [New Latin, from Greek skl rots, hardness, from sklros, hard.] |
sclerotium [sklɪəˈrəʊʃɪəm]
n pl -tia [-ʃɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a compact mass of hyphae, that is formed by certain fungi and gives rise to new fungal growth or spore-producing structures
[from New Latin, from Greek sklēros hard]
sclerotioid , sclerotial adj
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| Noun | 1. | Sclerotium - form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants fungus genus - includes lichen genera Mycelia Sterilia, order Mycelia Sterilia - order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage |
| 2. | 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 mycelium - the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae |
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