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Definition of Sclerotium

1. Noun. Form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants.

2. 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 of Sclerotium

1. n. A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.

Definition of Sclerotium

1. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sclerotium

1. [n -TIA]

Medical Definition of Sclerotium

1. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Hard. 1. A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produced ergot. 2. The nature or resting stage of a plasmodium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclerotium

sclerotin sclerotinia sclerotins sclerotisation sclerotisations sclerotise sclerotised sclerotises sclerotising sclerotium (current term)

sclerotium disease sclerotium rot sclerotization sclerotizations sclerotize sclerotized sclerotizes sclerotizing sclerotome sclerotomes

sclerotomy sclerotrichia sclerotylosis

Literary usage of Sclerotium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to the Study of the Comparative Anatomy of Animals by Gilbert Charles Bourne (1900)
"Examination shows that the sclerotium is formed of a number of cysts or ... If a piece of sclerotium be soaked in water for about twelve hours and then ..."

2. An Introduction to the Study of the Comparative Anatomy of Animals by Gilbert Charles Bourne (1900)
"Examination shows that the sclerotium is formed of a number of cysts or ... If a piece of sclerotium be soaked in water for about twelve hours and then ..."

3. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"Not only was this true but the characteristics and growth of the organism were, in all respects, like the pepper sclerotium. In order to more fully prove ..."

4. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Development of sclerotium of Peziza ... out of the sclero- tium:— The sclerotium varies greatly in form ; but a cortical layer from two to four cells in ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1894)
"A sclerotium DISEASE OF PLANTS. By PH ROLFS, Lake City, Fla. ... paper describes a sclerotium which produces a disease of at least •sixteen different plants ..."

6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1903)
"A Disease of the Gooseberry, with Notes on Botrytis and sclerotium. By Miss ANNIE LORRAIN SMITH. The disease attacks the hard Rtem of the bushes above and ..."

7. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1894)
"... 1 Tins paper describes a sclerotium which produces a disease of at least sixteen different plants in five orders, thn appearance of the disease varying ..."

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