Bible Dictionaries
Sclerotium

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.

(2):

(n.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sclerotium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sclerotium.html. 1828.