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cordyceps.

Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.

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noun/ˈkɔːdɪsɛps/UK/ˈkɔɹdəsɛps/US
  1. Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from translingual Cordyceps, from Ancient Greek κορδῡ́λη (kordū́lē, “club”) + -ceps (“headed”).

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