Found 2 items, similar to sclerotium.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Sclerotium Sclerotium n 1: form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants [syn: 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sclerotium 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium. [1913 Webster]