psilocybin

(sī′lə sī′bin, sil′ə-)

noun

a hallucinogenic drug obtained from a fungus (genus Psilocybe, esp. P. mexicana)

Origin: < ModL Psilocybe < Gr psilos, bare (akin to psēn, to rub: see psoriasis) + kybē, head + -in

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noun

A hallucinogenic compound, C₁₂H₁₇N₂O₄P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Psīlocybē, mushroom genus (Greek psīlos, bare + Greek kubē, head)

Origin: + -in

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