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sclerotium |
2 definitions 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Sclerotium n 1: form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants [syn: {Sclerotium}, {genus Sclerotium}] 2: 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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