"caterpillar fungus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: caterpillar fungi [plural], caterpillar funguses [plural]
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  1. A fungus indigenous to the Tibetan plateau, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, which parasitizes various caterpillars. Synonyms: awheto, vegetable caterpillar Translations (Ophiocordyceps sinensis): 冬蟲夏草 /冬虫夏草 (dōngchóngxiàcǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), kiinanloisikka (Finnish), यार्चा गुम्बा (yārcā gumbā) (Hindi), कीड़ा जड़ी (kīṛā jaṛī) (Hindi), 冬虫夏草 (tōchūkasō) (Japanese), құрт шөп (qūrt şöp) (Kazakh), यार्सागुम्बा (yārsāgumbā) (Nepali), किडाजडी (kiḍājaḍī) (Nepali), जीवनबुटी (jīvanabuṭī) (Nepali), ᱭᱟᱨᱥᱟᱜᱩᱢᱵᱟ (yarsagumba) (Santali), དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ (dbyar rtswa dgun 'bu) (Tibetan), کیڑا جڑی (kīṛā jaṛī) (Urdu), đông trùng hạ thảo (Vietnamese)
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  2. Any fungus of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales. Translations (any fungus in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps): loisikka (Finnish), āwhato (Maori)
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  3. The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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  "word": "caterpillar fungus"
}

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