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mycelium vs sclerotium

sclerotium vs mycelium

mycelium and sclerotium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mycelium Yes No No No
sclerotium Yes No No No
As nouns, sclerotium is a hyponym of mycelium; that is, sclerotium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mycelium:
  • mycelium: the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
  • 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
mycelium (noun) sclerotium (noun)
the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae 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
Difference between mycelium and sclerotium

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