cordyceps

See also: Cordyceps

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːdɪsɛps/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹdəsɛps/

Noun

cordyceps (plural cordyceps)

  1. Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.
    • 2015 July 14, Minsook Ye et al., “Paecilomycies japonica reduces repeated nicotine-induced neuronal and behavioral activation in rats”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine‎[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      Consequently, pharmacological compounds in cordyceps may be associated with neurotrophic effects, which regulate behavioral sensitization and reward circuits of drug addiction.

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