boletus

[ boh-lee-tuhs ]

noun

, plural bo·le·tus·es, bo·le·ti [boh-, lee, -tahy].

1. any mushroomlike fungus of the genus Boletus, having an easily separable layer of tubes on the underside of the cap or pileus.

boletus

/ bəʊˈliːtəs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boletus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boletus¹

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

Example Sentences

In a fruitful season, common Washington mushrooms include chanterelles, boletus, morels, porcini, lobster mushrooms, Pacific Northwest matsutake and oyster mushrooms.

From Seattle Times

Great-grandmother Busia from a village in northern Poland used boletus to give czarnina, duck blood soup, the flavor of the forest.

From Washington Post

In a typical, fruitful season, mushroom varieties commonly found in Washington include chanterelles, boletus, morels, porcini, lobster mushrooms, Pacific Northwest matsutake and oyster mushrooms.

From Seattle Times

Last fall, its seven-course menu featured dishes with intriguing combinations of fir, boletus mushroom and sake, or dulse seaweed, lemongrass and galangal, a relative of ginger.

From New York Times

She stood beside seven buckets of boletus mushrooms, a late season delicacy that she said she scooped up during just a single forest excursion.

From New York Times