boletus

bo·le·tus  (b-lts)

n. pl. bo·le·tus·es or bo·le·ti (-t)

A fungus of the genus Boletus, having an umbrella-shaped cap with spore-bearing tubules on the underside and including both edible and poisonous species.

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[Latin bltus, mushroom.]

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boletus [bəʊˈliːtəs]

n pl -tuses, -ti [-ˌtaɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any saprotroph basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Boletus, having a brownish umbrella-shaped cap with spore-bearing tubes in the underside: family Boletaceae. Many species are edible

[from Latin: variety of mushroom, from Greek bōlitēs; perhaps related to Greek bōlos lump]

Thesaurus

Noun

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Boletus - type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible genus Boletus fungus genus - includes lichen genera Boletaceae, family Boletaceae - family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other Boletus chrysenteron - a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk Boletus edulis - an edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk Boletus frostii, Frost's bolete - a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk Boletus luridus - a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk Boletus mirabilis - a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk Boletus pallidus - a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow Boletus pulcherrimus - a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk Boletus pulverulentus - an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base Boletus roxanae - a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk Boletus subvelutipes - a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly Boletus variipes - an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk Boletus zelleri - an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age

Translations

boletus [bəʊˈliːtəs] N (boletuses or boleti (pl)) [bəʊˈliːˌtaɪ] → seta f