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sclerotium (medicine) and shifting cultivation (medicine)


sclerotium (medicine)


sclerotium


Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Hard.

1. <botany> A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produced ergot.

2. <zoology> The Nature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

Source: Websters Dictionary


shifting cultivation (medicine)


shifting cultivation


A farming method where land is extensively used to cultivate crops for a few years, then allowed to lie fallow for several years, then used again.