boletus

[ boh-lee-tuhs ]

noun,plural bo·le·tus·es, bo·le·ti [boh-lee-tahy]. /boʊˈli taɪ/.
  1. any mushroomlike fungus of the genus Boletus, having an easily separable layer of tubes on the underside of the cap or pileus.

Origin of boletus

1
1595–1605; <New Latin; Latin bōlētus a mushroom

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boletus

/ (bəʊˈliːtəs) /


nounplural -tuses or -ti (-ˌtaɪ)
  1. 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

Origin of boletus

1
C17: from Latin: variety of mushroom, from Greek bōlitēs; perhaps related to Greek bōlos lump

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