genus Sclerotium ge·nussc·le·rotium uncommon noun 1. form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants SynonymsSclerotiumgenus Sclerotium Related words Broader terms fungus genus Parts Mycelia Sterilia WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.