Definition of boletus Boletus
bo•le•tus
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What does boletus mean?
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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 | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- boletus (n.)
A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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boletus
bol-ē′tus, n. a genus of fungi, having a pore-like surface occupying the place of gills. [Gr. bōlitēs, mushroom.]
