Thesaurus: sclerotium

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1. n. A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.
2. n. The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.
3. n. 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
4. 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produced ergot. 2. (Zoöl.) The nature or resting stage of a plasmodium.
5. A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Clavicepspurpurea, which produced ergot.
6. n form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants n 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