sclerotium: Meaning and Definition of

scle•ro•ti•um

Pronunciation: (skli-rō'shē-um), [key]
— pl. -ti•a
  1. a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
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