scle·ro·tium /skləˈroʃ(i)əm/
菌核; 菌核
scle·ro·tium /skləˈroʃ(ɪ)əm/ 名詞
Scle·ro·ti·um n.; pl. Sclerotia
1. Bot. A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.
2. Zool. The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.
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Sclerotium
n 1: form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia;
some cause sclerotium disease in plants [syn: genus
Sclerotium]
2: 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