| 释义 |
cor·dy·ceps
\ˈkȯ(r)də̇ˌseps\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Late Greek kordylē club (from Greek, bump, swelling) + Latin -ceps (from caput head) — more at cardinal, head
: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Hypocreaceae) parasitic in insect larvae and ultimately converting the whole body into a sclerotium — see aweto |