Boletus


Definition: Meaning of, Boletus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bəʊˈliːtəs /

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Boletus Boleti
  1. type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
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Boletus used in phrases

  • Boletus chrysenteron (noun)
    1. a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk
  • Boletus edulis (noun)
    1. 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 (noun)
    1. a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk
  • Boletus luridus (noun)
    1. a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk
  • Boletus mirabilis (noun)
    1. 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 (noun)
    1. the tubes a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same colour; the under surface of the cap a pale greenish yellow
  • Boletus pulcherrimus (noun)
    1. a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk
  • Boletus pulverulentus (noun)
    1. 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 (noun)
    1. a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk
  • Boletus subvelutipes (noun)
    1. a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly
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