SCLEROTIUM

‖Scle‐ro″ti‐um (?), n.; pl. Sclerotia (#). [[NL., fr. Gr. σκληρόσ hard.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.