noun🔗ShareA 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."The gardener found a small, dark sclerotium in the soil, a dormant fungal structure waiting for the right conditions to sprout. "organismbiologyplantsciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
