sclerotium
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sclerotia
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Origin of sclerotium
From New Latin, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at sclerotin, -ium
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Ergot is the name given to the spore, the sclerotium, of the parasitic filamentous fungus Claviceps purpurea, which attacks various cereal grains and wild grasses, especially rye.
From Scientific American ● May 17, 2013
The sclerotium is a black-violet, slightly curved, conical body, a few millimeters to up to six centimeters in length that can develop in place of a pollen grain.
From Scientific American ● May 17, 2013
P. up to 1 cm. convex, papillate, grey, subtomentose; g. adnate; s. 3-5 cm. base dark, springing from a blackish sclerotium; several minute stems with abortive pilei often spring from the stem; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
The number of the already described utricle-bearers is different, according to the size of the sclerotium; smaller specimens usually produce only one, larger two to four.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
The latter differs in not springing from a sclerotium.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Last year’s bumper crop came from the sclerotia of two of them — variant 195 and 234.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
The sclerotia remain in the soil for years as the source of future infections.
From Time Magazine Archive
The disease typically infects soybeans during flowering, resulting in stem lesions with extensive growth of white mold and formation of hard, black sclerotia.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fungi, oils are often found in the spores, but sometimes also in sclerotia, mycelia, or filaments.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The plants are usually found growing upon dead tree stumps; some grow upon the ground; a few are parasitic on other fungi or springing from sclerotia, small impacted masses of mycelium.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
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