||Scle*ro"ti*um (?), n.; pl.
Sclerotia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s
hard.] 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by
certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces
ergot.
2. (Zoöl.) The mature or resting
stage of a plasmodium.
||Scle*ro"ti*um (?), n.; pl.
Sclerotia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s
hard.] 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by
certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces
ergot.
2. (Zoöl.) The mature or resting
stage of a plasmodium.