Cordyceps sinensis, Ophiocordyceps sinensis
The Caterpillar Fungus
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Cordyceps (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κορδῡ́λη (kordū́lē, “club”) + -ceps (“headed”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɹdəsɛps/
Noun
cordyceps (plural cordyceps)
- Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.
