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sclerotic coat |
sclerotical |
sclerotinia |
sclerotiniaceae |
sclerotitis |
sclerotium
| sclerotium disease
| sclerotium rot
| sclerotome
| sclerotomy
| sclerous
sclerotium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sclerotium has 2 senses
- sclerotium(n = noun.plant) genus sclerotium - form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants; Array is a kind of fungus genus
- sclerotium(n = noun.plant) Array - 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; Array is a kind of mycelium
is a member of mycelia sterilia, order mycelia sterilia
CIDE DICTIONARY
sclerotium, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.].
- A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the
Claviceps purpurea , which produces ergot. [1913 Webster] - The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium. [1913 Webster]
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