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boletus
[ boh-lee-tuhs ]
noun
, plural bo·le·tus·es, bo·le·ti [boh-, lee, -tahy].
- 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
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of boletus1
1595–1605; < New Latin; Latin bōlētus a mushroom
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boletus1
C17: from Latin: variety of mushroom, from Greek bōlitēs ; perhaps related to Greek bōlos lump
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Example Sentences
But the most frequent fungus is the big brown Boletus, in size varying from a small bun to a dinner-plate.
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And why eat doubtful Boletus when one can have the delicious Chantarelle (Cantharellus cibarius), also now at its best?
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The substance is fleshy in Boletus, but in Polyporus the greater number of species are leathery or corky, and more persistent.
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A species of boletus or fungus, which grows in dunghills; with the salts of iron it affords a black dye.
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In this state the boletus is a valuable substance for stopping oozing hemorrhages, and some other surgical purposes.
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