caterpillar fungus en · NOUN
Meanings
- Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars ▸ especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
- Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars ▸ fungi of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
- The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caterpillar funguses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| caterpillar fungi | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
vegetable caterpillar · awheto · vegetable caterpillar · awheto
Translations (16)
kk құрт шөп (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · ne यार्सागुम्बा (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · fi loisikka (any fungus in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps) · ja 冬虫夏草 (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · ne किडाजडी (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · sat ᱭᱟᱨᱥᱟᱜᱩᱢᱵᱟ (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · ne जीवनबुटी (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · mi āwhato (any fungus in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps) · cmn 冬蟲夏草 /冬虫夏草 (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · vi đông trùng hạ thảo (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · hi यार्चा गुम्बा (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · bo དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · ur کیڑا جڑی (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · fi kiinanloisikka (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · ko 동충하초 (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) · hi कीड़ा जड़ी (Ophiocordyceps sinensis)