Cordyceps
noun
Cor·dy·ceps
ˈkȯ(r)də̇ˌseps
: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Hypocreaceae) parasitic in insect larvae and ultimately converting the whole body into a sclerotium see aweto
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Late Greek kordylē club (from Greek, bump, swelling) + Latin -ceps (from caput head)