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.
Kanji spelling, rarely used; 痺茸 is an alternative kanji form.
Alternative kanji spelling, rarely used.
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.