psilocybin

noun

psi·​lo·​cy·​bin ˌsī-lə-ˈsī-bən 

: a hallucinogenic indole C₁₂H₁₇N₂O₄P obtained from a fungus (such as Psilocybe mexicana or P. cubensis synonym Stropharia cubensis)

Examples of psilocybin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement California Nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms seized in Riverside County Nov. 28, 2024 He was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau after the agency received a tip, according to the sheriff’s department. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Lighting is equally as important as temperature since direct sunlight can break psilocybin down. —Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024

Related article What experts say about taking psilocybin as an alternative treatment for depression Menstrual pain is known as dysmenorrhea, which occurs in the pelvis or abdomen for typically up to three days once the bleeding starts. —Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024

Daffy Taffy Amy Sedaris’s wellness mogul character Bethany Welles gifts the captain and crew her special saltwater taffy … which turns out to have psilocybin in it, causing the first mate to trip balls just as the Odyssey finds itself in the eye of a hurricane. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Psilocybe, fungus genus + -in entry 1

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

psilocybin

noun

psi·​lo·​cy·​bin ˌsī-lə-ˈsī-bən 

: a chemical that is obtained from a fungus and causes hallucinations

Medical Definition

psilocybin

noun

psi·​lo·​cy·​bin ˌsī-lə-ˈsī-bən 

: a hallucinogenic indole C₁₂H₁₇N₂O₄P obtained from a basidiomycetous fungus (as Psilocybe mexicana or P. cubensis synonym Stropharia cubensis)