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caterpillar fungus

caterpillar fungus noun: especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.

caterpillar fungus: especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau
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Noun

caterpillar fungus (plural caterpillar fungi or caterpillar funguses)

  1. especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
  2. fungi 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.

caterpillar fungus meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Nepali and Vietnamese

caterpillar fungus in Hindi

Ophiocordyceps sinensis
यार्चा गुम्बा yārcā gumbā, कीड़ा जड़ी kīṛā jaṛī

caterpillar fungus in Urdu

Ophiocordyceps sinensis
کیڑا جڑی kīṛā jaṛī

caterpillar fungus in Nepali

Ophiocordyceps sinensis
यार्सागुम्बा yārsāgumbā, किडाजडी kiḍājaḍī, जीवनबुटी jīvanabuṭī

caterpillar fungus in Vietnamese

Ophiocordyceps sinensis
đông trùng hạ thảo

Synonyms of caterpillar fungus

Forms of caterpillar fungus

pluralcaterpillar fungi
pluralcaterpillar funguses

Questions about caterpillar fungus

What does caterpillar fungus mean?
Caterpillar fungus means especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
What is caterpillar fungus in Hindi?
Caterpillar fungus in Hindi is यार्चा गुम्बा (yārcā gumbā), कीड़ा जड़ी (kīṛā jaṛī). See Caterpillar fungus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is caterpillar fungus?
Caterpillar fungus is a noun.
What is the plural of caterpillar fungus?
The plural of caterpillar fungus is caterpillar fungi.

Words near caterpillar fungus in the dictionary

  1. caterpillar catcher
  2. caterpillar catchers
  3. Caterpillar Club
  4. caterpillar eater
  5. caterpillar eaters
  6. caterpillar fungus
  7. caterpillar funguses
  8. caterpillar hunter
  9. caterpillar hunters
  10. caterpillar roll
  11. caterpillar rolls

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