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Boletus frostii

Boletus frostii

9.9
A North American mushroom with a bright red sticky cap and a red netted stalk
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Boletus frostii
  • The forest floor was dotted with brilliant red Boletus frostii specimens after the rain.

Examples

  • Mushroom hunters admire the striking appearance of Boletus frostii, but caution is advised before consuming any wild fungi.

  • In the field guide, Boletus frostii is noted for its reticulate stalk and sticky red cap.

  • I found a rare Boletus frostii in the forest yesterday.

  • The Boletus frostii mushroom has a striking appearance.

  • In the field guide, Boletus frostii is noted for its reticulate stalk and sticky red cap.

  • Mushroom hunters admire the striking appearance of Boletus frostii, but caution is advised before consuming any wild fungi.

  • The forest floor was dotted with brilliant red Boletus frostii specimens after the rain.

Synonyms

Frost's bolete
vsBoletus frostii
  • US
9.9

A mushroom with a red cap and a red, netted stalk found in North America

uses a more specific species label and the term mushroom rather than fungus

Surface Forms

Boletus frostii singular
Boletus frostiis plural

Morphology

Boletus + frostii

This is a scientific binomial combining the genus name 'Boletus' with the specific epithet 'frostii'; a learner who knows 'Boletus' and recognises the taxonomic naming pattern will understand it denotes a particular species of Boletus (a kind of mushroom). The element 'frostii' is a Latinized name (likely an eponym) rather than an unrelated idiomatic element, so the overall meaning is compositionally derivable as 'a species of Boletus'.

Etymology

Boletus frostii combines Boletus (the mushroom group) with frostii, a name 'named after' an early collector called Frost. The mushroom's bright red cap and net-like red stalk create a strong picture, so the name helps you remember this striking North American species.