sclerotium

[ skli-roh-shee-uhm ]

/ 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-shuhl], /sklɪˈroʊ ʃəl/, adjective

Words nearby sclerotium

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

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Example sentences from the Web for sclerotium

Dr. Bull has been very successful in developing the Sclerotium of Agaricus cirrhatus.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
One or two are developed from a kind of Sclerotium, which is in fact a compact perennial mycelium.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The grain is replaced by a dense fungoid tissue (sclerotium) largely charged with an oily fluid.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
The stems run deep into the earth and are attached to a sclerotium, which will be seen in the halftone.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

British Dictionary definitions for sclerotium

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

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单词	sclerotium
释义	sclerotium [ skli-roh-shee-uhm ] / 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-shuhl], /sklɪˈroʊ ʃəl/, adjective Words nearby sclerotium sclerotic, sclerotic body, sclerotic dentin, sclerotin, sclerotitis, sclerotium, sclerotization, sclerotize, sclerotized, sclerotome, sclerotomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sclerotium Dr. Bull has been very successful in developing the Sclerotium of Agaricus cirrhatus. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses\|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke One or two are developed from a kind of Sclerotium, which is in fact a compact perennial mycelium. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses\|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke The grain is replaced by a dense fungoid tissue (sclerotium) largely charged with an oily fluid. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various The stems run deep into the earth and are attached to a sclerotium, which will be seen in the halftone. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard British Dictionary definitions for sclerotium 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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