Sclerotial


noun, plural sclerotia
[skli-roh-shee-uh] /sklɪˈroʊ ʃi ə/ (Show IPA). Mycology.
1.
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
noun (pl) -tia (-ʃɪə)
1.
a compact mass of hyphae, that is formed by certain fungi and gives rise to new fungal growth or spore-producing structures

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