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sclerotia

sclerotia is the plural of sclerotium.

Meaning of sclerotium

Noun

sclerotium (plural sclerotia)

  1. A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.

Questions about sclerotia

What is sclerotia the plural of?
Sclerotia is the plural of sclerotium.

Words near sclerotia in the dictionary

  1. sclerotherapeutic
  2. sclerotherapies
  3. sclerotherapist
  4. sclerotherapists
  5. sclerotherapy
  6. sclerotia
  7. sclerotial
  8. sclerotic
  9. sclerotic coat
  10. sclerotic coats
  11. sclerotic ring

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