1. Compact usually dark-coloured mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth
   "The sclerotium allows the fungus to survive unfavourable conditions"

1. Form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
   - genus Sclerotium

Derived forms: sclerotia

Type of: fungus genus, mycelium

Part of: Mycelia Sterilia, order Mycelia Sterilia

Encyclopedia: Sclerotium