cordyceps

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κορδῡ́λη (kordū́lē, “club”) + -ceps (“headed”)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːdɪsɛps/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹdəsɛps/

cordyceps (plural cordyceps)

1. Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.
   • 2015 July 14, Minsook Ye et al., “Paecilomycies japonica reduces repeated nicotine-induced neuronal and behavioral activation in rats”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine‎, volume 15, →DOI:

     Consequently, pharmacological compounds in cordyceps may be associated with neurotrophic effects, which regulate behavioral sensitization and reward circuits of drug addiction.