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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

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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

sclerotic bone metastases sclerotic cemental mass sclerotic coat sclerotic coat sclerotic dentin sclerotic gastritis sclerotic kidney sclerotic stomach sclerotic teeth sclerotin

sclerotinia Sclerotiniaceae sclerotins sclerotitis sclerotium (current term) sclerotium (current term) sclerotium disease sclerotium rot sclerotization sclerotizations

sclerotized sclerotome sclerotomy sclerotomy sclerotrichia sclerotylosis sclerous sclerous scliff scliffs

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