noun
Psilocybe venenata (psychoactive mushroom)
A specific species of psychoactive mushroom; the name is a technical or specialized term rather than everyday vocabulary.
シビレタケは日本にも自生している。
Psilocybe venenata grows wild in Japan as well.
シビレタケの成分には幻覚作用がある。
The compounds in Psilocybe venenata have hallucinogenic effects.
The name シビレタケ literally means 'numbing mushroom', from 痺れる (shibireru, 'to become numb') and 茸 (take, 'mushroom'), referring to its psychoactive effects. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.