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    sclerotium

    sclerotium - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sclerotium

    Definition
    (noun) form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
    Synonyms : genus sclerotium
    Definition
    (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
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