What does "bolete" mean?

A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.

Bolete

Q: What is a synonym for "bolete"?

Common synonyms include: boletus, edible mushroom, mushroom, pored mushroom, poroid fungus, poroid mushroom.

/boʊˈlit/ noun

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Noun

1
A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.
"The boletes, or fleshy pore fungi, are a conspicuous element of the summer and fall "mushroom" flora of Michigan."
2
any fungus of the family Boletaceae wordnet

Synonyms

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boletus edible mushroom mushroom pored mushroom poroid fungus poroid mushroom

Antonyms

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gilled fungus gilled mushroom inedible mushroom poisonous mushroom

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"The boletes, or fleshy pore fungi, are a conspicuous element of the summer and fall "mushroom" flora of Michigan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bōlētus (“edible mushroom”), from Ancient Greek βωλίτης (bōlítēs).

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