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sclerotia |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sclerotium \Scle*ro"ti*um\, n.; pl {Sclerotia}. [NL., fr Gr sklhro`s hard.] 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the {Claviceps purpurea}, which produces ergot. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.
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