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Cordyceps

Medical Definition: A genus of ascomycetous fungi (ASCOMYCOTA), family Clavicipitaceae, order HYPOCREALES, that grows by infecting insect larvae or mature insects with spores that germinate often before the cocoon is formed.
Also Called: Cordyceps militaris,Cordyceps sinensis
Previously Indexed: Ascomycota (1968-2002)

Cordyceps Medical Definitions and Terms

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