English Explanatory Dictionary

caterpillar fungus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars
  2. especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
  3. fungi of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
  4. The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Word forms

caterpillar fungus caterpillar fungi caterpillar funguses

Synonyms

awheto vegetable caterpillar
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