caterpillar fungus (English, noun)
expansion: caterpillar fungus (plural caterpillar fungi or caterpillar funguses)
Senses:
glosses: Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars
especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
glosses: Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars
fungi of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
glosses: The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Forms:
form: caterpillar fungi
tags: plural
form: caterpillar funguses
tags: plural