Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psilocybe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: psilo-cybe
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mushroom of the genus Psilocybe.

Example Sentences

"Another psilocybe, cubensis, is less potent than the Liberty Cap, but easier to grow and more popular."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

psilocybes (plural)

Questions

What does psilocybe mean?: Any mushroom of the genus Psilocybe.
Where does psilocybe come from?: From the genus name.

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