Sclerotium — Scle*ro ti*um, n.; pl. {Sclerotia}. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro s hard.] 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the {Claviceps purpurea}, which produces ergot. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sclerotium — [skli rō′shē əm] n. pl. sclerotia [skli rō′shē ə] [ModL < Gr sklēros, hard: see SCLERA] in various fungi, a hardened, black or reddish brown mass of threads in which food material is stored and which is capable of remaining dormant for long… … English World dictionary
Sclerotium — For the fungal genus Sclerotium, see Typhula. Ergot sclerotia developing on wheat spikes A sclerotium (plural sclerotia) is a compact mass of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. One role of sclerotia is to survive environmental… … Wikipedia
Sclerotium — noun form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants • Syn: ↑genus Sclerotium • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mycelia Sterilia, ↑order Mycelia Sterilia … Useful english dictionary
sclerotium — sclerotial /skli roh sheuhl/, adj. /skli roh shee euhm/, n., pl. sclerotia / shee euh/. Mycol. a vegetative, resting food storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia. [1810 20; < NL; see SCLEROTIN, IUM] *… … Universalium
Sclerotium delphinii — Mit Sclerotium delphinii infizierte Funkie (Hosta) mit gut sichtbaren Sklerotien Systematik Klasse … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sclerotium rolfsii — Taxobox | name = Sclerotium rolfsii regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota classis = Basidiomycetes ordo = Agaricales familia = Typhulaceae genus = Sclerotium species = S. rolfsii binomial = Sclerotium rolfsii binomial authority = Sacc. 1911… … Wikipedia
Sclerotium delphinii — Taxobox name = Sclerotium delphinii regnum = Fungi phylum = Basidiomycota classis = Basidiomycetes subclassis = Agaricomycetidae ordo = Agaricales familia = Typhulaceae genus = Sclerotium species = S. delphinii binomial = Sclerotium delphinii… … Wikipedia
Sclerotium cinnamomi — Taxobox name = Sclerotium cinnamomi regnum = Fungi phylum = Basidiomycota classis = Basidiomycetes subclassis = Agaricomycetidae ordo = Agaricales familia = Typhulaceae genus = Sclerotium species = S. cinnamomi binomial = Sclerotium cinnamomi… … Wikipedia
Sclerotium hydrophilum — Taxobox name = Sclerotium hydrophilum regnum = Fungi phylum = Basidiomycota classis = Basidiomycetes subclassis = Agaricomycetidae ordo = Agaricales familia = Typhulaceae genus = Sclerotium species = S. hydrophilum binomial = Sclerotium… … Wikipedia
