SCLEROTIUM
Scrabble letter values: S1C3L1E1R1O1T1I1U1M3 = 14
Definition
- noun form genus of sterile imperfect fungi. — synonyms: genus_Sclerotium
- noun compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi.
Examples
- “many form sclerotia”
- “some cause sclerotium disease in plants”
- “detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth”