English-Portuguese translations for sclerotium

Definition of sclerotium

• A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs

Related words

• sclerotic
• atherosclerotic
• arteriosclerotic
• nephrosclerotic
• antiatherosclerotic
• sclerotin
• arteriolosclerotic
• sclerotic patient