sclerotium

[ skli-roh-shee-uh m ]
/ sklɪˈroʊ ʃi əm /

noun, plural scle·ro·ti·a [skli-roh-shee-uh] /sklɪˈroʊ ʃi ə/. Mycology.

a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.

Origin of sclerotium

From New Latin, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at sclerotin, -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM sclerotium

scle·ro·tial [skli-roh-shuh l] /sklɪˈroʊ ʃəl/, adjective

Words nearby sclerotium

sclerotic, sclerotic body, sclerotic dentin, sclerotin, sclerotitis, sclerotium, sclerotization, sclerotize, sclerotized, sclerotome, sclerotomy

British Dictionary definitions for sclerotial

sclerotium
/ (sklɪəˈrəʊʃɪəm) /

noun plural -tia (-ʃɪə)

a compact mass of hyphae, that is formed by certain fungi and gives rise to new fungal growth or spore-producing structures

Derived forms of sclerotium

sclerotioid or sclerotial, adjective

Word Origin for sclerotium

C18: from New Latin, from Greek sklēros hard