sclerotium

• Kompakte, meist dunkel gefärbte Masse aus verfestigtem Myzel, die bei verschiedenen echten Pilzen als vegetatives Speicherorgan für Nährstoffe dient; sie löst sich bei Reife ab und kann zu neuem Wachstum führen.

A compact, usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium that serves as a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; it detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth.

1. Fungal resting bodyC2formalscientific

   A compact, often dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium that serves as a food-storage and survival structure in certain fungi; it detaches when mature and can produce new fungal growth.

   Sklerotium

   • The fungus formed a sclerotium to survive the winter.
   • Sclerotia can remain dormant in soil for many years.
   • The sclerotium of Claviceps purpurea is known as ergot.