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sclerotium

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2 syllables

10 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “sclerotium” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

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sclerotium

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sclerotium is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, sclerotium is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsclerotium

1noun

A 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.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

scleroticotomy sclerotin sclerotinia sclerotinial sclerotiniose sclerotioid sclerotitic sclerotitis

sclerotium(current)

After

sclerotization sclerotized sclerotoid sclerotome sclerotomic sclerotomies sclerotomy sclerous

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