Definition of bolete Bolete

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Noun

Plural: boletes

bolete - any fungus of the family Boletaceae
  fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
  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
  fuscoboletinus paluster an edible fungus with a pinkish purple cap and stalk and a pore surface that is yellow with large angular pores that become like gills in maturity
  fuscoboletinus serotinus an edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a whitish pore surface and stalk
  leccinum fibrillosum an edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide light tan stalk that expands toward the base
  phylloporus boletinoides a fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that extend part way down the stalk
  suillus albivelatus a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring
  old-man-of-the-woods, strobilomyces floccopus edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America
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  • bolete (Noun)
    A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales; includes several species of mushrooms that are considered delicious.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bolete (n.)
    any fungus of the family Boletaceae.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bolete
    Edible mushroom belonging to one of several species of Boletus, characterized by a firm flesh which stays white.

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