caterpillar fungus

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caterpillar fungus (plural caterpillar fungi or caterpillar funguses)

  1. A fungus, of species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau, which parasitizes various caterpillars.
    Synonyms: awheto, vegetable caterpillar
  2. Any fungus of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
  3. The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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