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boletus

American  
[boh-lee-tuhs] / boʊˈli təs /

noun

plural

boletuses, boleti

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

boletus British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of boletus

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

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