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Noun
1. caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
Wikipedia definition
2. Ophiocordyceps sinensisThere are over 680 documented species of the sac fungus genus Ophiocordyceps, and one of the best known of these is Ophiocordyceps sinensis, colloquially known as caterpillar fungus. The fungus is known in Tibetan as yartsa gunbu or yatsa gunbu.
Read “Ophiocordyceps sinensis” on English Wikipedia
Read “冬虫夏草” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Ophiocordyceps sinensis” on DBpedia
Other forms
冬虫夏草 【ふゆむしなつくさ】トウチュウカソウ

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