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Gastroboletus

Gastroboletus

9.9
A group of mushrooms that look like ordinary mushrooms but keep their spores inside
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Gastroboletus
  • Unlike most boletes, Gastroboletus does not release its spores from the basidium.

Examples

  • The rare Gastroboletus species were discovered during a survey of the old-growth forest.

  • Look at that Gastroboletus mushroom over there!

  • Researchers are studying the unique spore development of Gastroboletus fungi.

  • The Gastroboletus species are fascinating to study.

  • Researchers are studying the unique spore development of Gastroboletus fungi.

  • The rare Gastroboletus species were discovered during a survey of the old-growth forest.

  • Unlike most boletes, Gastroboletus does not release its spores from the basidium.

Compounds

Gastroboletus turbinatus
  • Specialized
9.9

A mushroom with a red to dark brown cap that looks like a thick-stemmed mushroom

Surface Forms

Gastroboletus singular
Gastroboletus plural

Morphology

Gastroboletus = bolete (opaque) = gastro + boletus

This is a Latinized taxonomic genus formed from the combining form 'gastro-' and 'boletus'; the name is technical and unlikely to be inferable by an average learner.

Etymology

Gastroboletus combines gastro- ('stomach') and bolete (a common mushroom), so the name gives the image of a 'stomach' mushroom. These mushrooms look like boletes but keep their spores inside instead of releasing them, so the 'stomach' picture helps explain their hidden spores.