| Sclerodermata | ‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The stony corals; the Madreporaria. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| sclerodermataceae | (n) a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs, Syn. family Sclerodermataceae |
| sclerodermatales | (n) an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes), Syn. order Sclerodermatales |