boletus
[ boh-lee-tuh s ]
/ boʊˈli təs /
noun, plural bo·le·tus·es, bo·le·ti [boh-lee-tahy] /boʊˈli taɪ/.
any mushroomlike fungus of the genus Boletus, having an easily separable layer of tubes on the underside of the cap or pileus.
Origin of boletus
1595–1605; < New Latin; Latin
bōlētus a mushroom
Words nearby boletus
boldrewood,
bole,
bolection,
bolero,
boletic acid,
boletus,
boleyn,
boleyn, anne,
bolger,
bolide,
bolillo
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British Dictionary definitions for boletus
boletus
/ (bəʊˈliːtəs) /
noun plural -tuses or -ti (-ˌtaɪ)
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 Origin for boletus
C17: from Latin: variety of mushroom, from Greek
bōlitēs; perhaps related to Greek
bōlos lump