noun🔗Shareकठोरक, स्क्लेरोशियमA 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. "बागवान को मिट्टी में एक छोटा, गहरा कठोरक मिला, जो सही परिस्थितियों में अंकुरित होने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा एक निष्क्रिय कवक संरचना थी।organismbiologyplantsciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading