"cordyceps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːdɪsɛps/ [UK], /ˈkɔɹdəsɛps/ [US] Forms: cordyceps [plural]
Etymology: New Latin, from Ancient Greek κορδῡ́λη (kordū́lē, “club”) + -ceps (“headed”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|κορδῡ́λη||club}} Ancient Greek κορδῡ́λη (kordū́lē, “club”) Head templates: {{en-noun|cordyceps}} cordyceps (plural cordyceps)
  1. Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi. Wikipedia link: cordyceps Categories (lifeform): Fungi Translations (fungi of the genus Cordyceps): loisikka (Finnish), Raupenpilz [masculine] (German), tırtıl mantarı (Turkish)

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