Boletus
- noun
- /bəˈliːtəs/
- Specialized
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Boletus
- Foragers can find boletus varieties in various forests during the late summer and early autumn.
Examples
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Many chefs enjoy cooking with boletus mushrooms because of their rich flavor and texture.
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We picked mushrooms to eat, both in the spring and in the fall: morels, boletus, and others, always depending on my father's expert knowledge.
Fiction book (1997) -
This is Satan's boletus!
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While some boletus mushrooms are delicious, others can be highly toxic, so proper identification is crucial.
Synonyms
A group of soft mushrooms, some edible and some poisonous
Compounds
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A mushroom with a cracked brown cap, yellow pores underneath and a dry stem that grows in woods
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A large mushroom that is safe to eat with a thick stem and a rounded cap often called porcini
- Specialized
A North American mushroom with a bright red sticky cap and a red netted stalk
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A poisonous mushroom with a yellow cap, orange-red pores and a stalk with net-like marks
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An edible mushroom with a dark brown cap, small yellow-green holes under it, and a reddish stalk
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A pale bolete mushroom with a light brown or off-white cap and pale greenish-yellow tubes under the cap
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A poisonous mushroom with a brown cap, red pores, and a thick netted stalk found in North America
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An edible mushroom with a dark rounded cap, yellow pores that darken and a thick stalk wider at the base
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A mushroom with a rusty red cap, pores that turn yellow, and a pale yellow stalk
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A mushroom with a velvety stem and brown cap that turns blue when bruised
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An edible mushroom that grows on soil under hardwood trees with a dry cap and a netted stalk
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An edible mushroom with a brown cap, yellow-green underside and a stalk that turns dull red with age
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boletus comes from Latin boletus, from Greek boletos, a name for a kind of mushroom that likely meant a soft 'lump' or round shape. So Boletus is a good name for the fleshy, rounded mushrooms in this group.
