Psilocybe

See also: psilocybe

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “smooth”) + κύβη (kúbē, “head”).

Proper noun

Psilocybe f

A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenogastraceae – small mushrooms growing worldwide, best known for its species with hallucinogenic properties.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Agaricomycetidae - subclass; Agaricales - order; Agaricineae - suborder; Hymenogastraceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Psilocybe semilanceata - type species; Psilocybe baeocystis, Psilocybe caerulipes, Psilocybe semilanceata, Psilocybe cubensis, Psilocybe cyanescens - selected species; for other species see Psilocybe at MycoBank.

Descendants

English: psilocin
English: psilocybin
German: Psilocybin

References

Psilocybe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Psilocybe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Psilocybe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Psilocybe at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Psilocybe at Encyclopedia of Life
Psilocybe at MycoBank

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.