Sclerotium

n 1: form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia;

some cause sclerotium disease in plants [syn: {Sclerotium},

{genus Sclerotium}]

2: 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