Definition of sclerotium

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • sclerotium is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • sclerotium is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • sclerotium is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of sclerotium


  • form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. genus sclerotium
  • compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth (noun)

See definition of sclerotium in Merriam Webster