meaning of sclerotium
1. A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.
2. The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.
3. 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
Related Words
sclerotium | sclerotium disease | sclerotium rot |
