Meanings
plural caterpillar fungi · plural caterpillar funguses
- Certain fungi which parasitize various caterpillars
- especially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
Synonyms: awheto, vegetable caterpillar
- fungi of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
Synonyms: awheto, vegetable caterpillar
- The O. sinensis fungus and host caterpillar body used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounespecially, species Ophiocordyceps sinensis, indigenous to the Tibetan plateau.
nounfungi of closely related species in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps, both in order Hypocreales.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 冬蟲夏草 /冬虫夏草
- 冬蟲夏草 /冬虫夏草 (dōngchóngxiàcǎo)Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Finnish kiinanloisikka, loisikka
- kiinanloisikkaOphiocordyceps sinensis
- loisikkaany fungus in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps
Hindi यार्चा गुम्बा, कीड़ा जड़ी
- यार्चा गुम्बा (yārcā gumbā)Ophiocordyceps sinensis
- कीड़ा जड़ी (kīṛā jaṛī)Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Japanese 冬虫夏草
- 冬虫夏草 (tōchūkasō)Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Korean 동충하초
- 동충하초 (dongchunghacho)Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Māori āwhato
- āwhatoany fungus in genera Ophiocordyceps and Cordyceps
Urdu کیڑا جڑی
- کیڑا جڑی (kīṛā jaṛī)Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Vietnamese đông trùng hạ thảo
- đông trùng hạ thảoOphiocordyceps sinensis
Cite this entry
caterpillar fungus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillar%20fungus
“caterpillar fungus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillar%20fungus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caterpillar fungus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillar%20fungus.
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