Bolete

//boʊˈlit// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    any fungus of the family Boletaceae wordnet

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boletusboletus

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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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