Sclerotium

Scle`ro´ti`um

n.	1.	(Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.
	2.	(Zool.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

Noun	1.	Sclerotium - form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants Synonyms: genus Sclerotium
	2.	sclerotium - 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