sclerotium

• Masse compacte, généralement de couleur sombre, de mycélium durci servant d'organe végétatif de stockage de nutriments chez divers champignons vrais ; elle se détache à maturité et peut donner naissance à une nouvelle croissance.

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.

   sclérote

   • 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.