SCLEROTIUM


Meaning of SCLEROTIUM in English

[scle.ro.tium] n, pl -tia [NL, fr. (assumed) Gk sklerotos] (1871): a compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that in some higher fungi becomes detached and remains dormant until a favorable opportunity for growth occurs -- scle.ro.tial adj

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