SCLEROTIUM


Meaning of SCLEROTIUM in English

— sclerotial /skli roh"sheuhl/ , adj.

/skli roh"shee euhm/ , n. , pl. sclerotia /-shee euh/ . Mycol.

a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.

[ 1810-20; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .