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noun
A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mycelium
noun
form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Sclerotium
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Broader terms: fungus genus
History
From New Latin sclerotium, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
