Noun Definition
sclerotium
1.Definition: 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
Category: Plants2.Definition: form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
Related Noun(s):genus sclerotium
Category: Plants