Definition of Sclerotium. Meaning of Sclerotium. Synonyms of Sclerotium

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Definition of Sclerotium

Sclerotium
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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

Meaning of Sclerotium from wikipedia

- A sclerotium (/skləˈroʊʃəm/; pl.: sclerotia (/skləˈroʊʃə/) is a compact m**** of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. One role of sclerotia...
- resembles burnt charcoal. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a sclerotium or m**** of mycelium, mostly black because of a substantial amount of melanin...
- seeds contaminated with the survival structure of this fungus, the ergot sclerotium, can cause ergotism in humans and other mammals. C. purpurea most commonly...
- the species in the old form genus Sclerotium, naming it Sclerotium rolfsii. It is, however, not a species of Sclerotium in the modern sense. In 1932, Mario...
- development of a large, long-lasting underground sclerotium that resembles a small coconut. This sclerotium, known as tuckahoe or fu-ling (Chinese: 茯苓; pinyin:...
- money. Stem rot disease is caused by the fungus Agroathelia rolfsii (aka Sclerotium rolfsii or Athelia rolfsii), which is one of the most important pathogens...
- slime molds make use of cAMP molecules for aggregation and signaling. Sclerotium is a compact m**** of hardened mycelium. For many years, sclerotia were...
- 554: 1. Stevens, F. L. (1931-05-01). "A Comparative Study of Sclerotium Rolfsii and Sclerotium Delphinii". Mycologia. 23 (3): 204–222. doi:10.1080/00275514...
- authorities. The ban on mushrooms did not outlaw the hallucinogenic species in sclerotium form, due to authorities believing it to be weaker than the mushrooms...
- musae (Zimm.) Höhn., Zentbl. Bakt. ParasitKde, Abt. II 2(60): 7 (1923) Synonyms Cordana musae Sclerotium musae Scolicotrichum musae Scolicotrichum musae...