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Where does “Psilocybe” come from?

Psilocybe (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ψιλός — naked, bare; bald, smooth; unclad, uncovered.

Psilocybe (Translingual): genus of mushroom

Definitions

  1. genus of mushroom

Ancestry of “Psilocybe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψιλόςnaked, bare; bald, smooth; unclad, uncovered
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