Definitions for sclerotium
sklɪˈroʊ ʃi əm; -ʃi əscle·rotium

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1. Sclerotium, genus Sclerotiumnoun

   form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants

2. sclerotiumnoun

   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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1. sclerotiumnoun

   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.

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1. Sclerotium

   A sclerotium (; pl. sclerotia (), is a compact mass of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. One role of sclerotia is to survive environmental extremes. In some higher fungi such as ergot, sclerotia become detached and remain dormant until favorable growth conditions return. Sclerotia initially were mistaken for individual organisms and described as separate species until Louis René Tulasne proved in 1853 that sclerotia are only a stage in the life cycle of some fungi. Further investigation showed that this stage appears in many fungi belonging to many diverse groups. Sclerotia are important in the understanding of the life cycle and reproduction of fungi, as a food source, as medicine (for example, ergotamine), and in agricultural blight management. Examples of fungi that form sclerotia are ergot (Claviceps purpurea), Polyporus tuberaster, Psilocybe mexicana, Sclerotium delphinii and many species in Sclerotiniaceae. Although not fungal, the plasmodium of slime molds can form sclerotia in adverse environmental conditions.

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1. sclerotium

   A sclerotium is a compact, hard, and thick-walled mass of vegetative hyphae (fungal filaments) that some fungi produce as a survival structure, enabling them to persist in the environment when conditions are unfavorable for growth and reproduction. This structure stores nutrients and can give rise to new fungal colonies under appropriate conditions.

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1. Sclerotiumnoun

   a hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot

2. Sclerotiumnoun

   the mature or resting stage of a plasmodium

3. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.]

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1. Sclerotium

   A sclerotium is a compact mass of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. One role of sclerotia is to survive environmental extremes. In some higher fungi such as ergot, sclerotia become detached and remain dormant until favorable growth conditions return. Sclerotia initially were mistaken for individual organisms and described as separate species until Louis René Tulasne proved in 1853 that sclerotia are only a stage in the life cycle of some fungi. Further investigation showed that this stage appears in many fungi belonging to many diverse groups. Sclerotia are important in the understanding of the life cycle and reproduction of fungi, as a food source, as medicine and in agricultural blight management. Examples of fungi that form sclerotia are ergot, Polyporus tuberaster, Psilocybe mexicana, Sclerotium delphinii and many species in Sclerotiniaceae. The plasmodium of slime molds can form sclerotia in adverse environmental conditions.

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1. • Fungus Genus
   • Mycelium

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1. Coulterism

2. multicores

3. closterium

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   The numerical value of sclerotium in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of sclerotium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sclerotium
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerotium
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sclerotium
6. ^ Wikidata
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