Boletic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to, derived from, or characteristic of mushrooms of the genus Boletus. not-comparable

    "Its shady recesses would then harbor that special boletic reek which makes a Russian’s nostrils dilate— a dark, dank, satisfying blend of damp moss, rich earth, rotting leaves."

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"Its shady recesses would then harbor that special boletic reek which makes a Russian’s nostrils dilate— a dark, dank, satisfying blend of damp moss, rich earth, rotting leaves."

Etymology

From bolete + -ic.

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boletic acid

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