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psilocybe

psilocybe noun: any mushroom of the genus Psilocybe.

Noun

psilocybe (plural psilocybes)

  1. Any mushroom of the genus Psilocybe.
    • Another psilocybe, cubensis, is less potent than the Liberty Cap, but easier to grow and more popular.2007 June 3, Dick Teresi, “Do You Believe in Magic?”, in New York Times

Forms of psilocybe

pluralpsilocybes

Origin of psilocybe

From the genus name.

Questions about psilocybe

What does psilocybe mean?
Psilocybe means any mushroom of the genus Psilocybe.
What part of speech is psilocybe?
Psilocybe is a noun.
What is the plural of psilocybe?
The plural of psilocybe is psilocybes.

Words near psilocybe in the dictionary

  1. psiloceratacean
  2. psilocerataceans
  3. psiloceratid
  4. psiloceratids
  5. psilocin
  6. psilocybe
  7. psilocybes
  8. psilocybin
  9. psilocybin mushroom
  10. psilocybin mushrooms
  11. psilocybins

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