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Definition of Boletus
1. Noun. Type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Boletaceae, Family Boletaceae
Member holonyms: Boletus Chrysenteron, Boletus Edulis, Boletus Frostii, Frost's Bolete, Boletus Luridus, Boletus Mirabilis, Boletus Pallidus, Boletus Pulcherrimus, Boletus Pulverulentus, Boletus Roxanae, Boletus Subvelutipes, Boletus Variipes, Boletus Zelleri
Definition of Boletus
1. n. A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous.
Definition of Boletus
1. Noun. An edible type of mushroom. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boletus
1. a fungus [n -TUSES or -TI] - See also: fungus
Medical Definition of Boletus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Boletus
Literary usage of Boletus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"We can, however, testify to the excellence of one species, the boletus edulis,
which, ... But there are many species of boletus which are acknowledged to be ..."
2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1908)
"boletus luteus F. Pileus yellow, often streaked with bright red ; stem slender,
... boletus americanus Pileus brown when moist, yellowish on drying ..."
3. Transactions by Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Norwick Eng, Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1884)
"TS boletus SULPHUREUS AND HELVELLA INFULA AT BRANDON. In 1874 the Rev. ...
It, like the boletus, is a large fungus, 8 or 9 inches in height, and perhaps 3 ..."
4. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"Among the edible varieties of the boletus, the following are the chief:—1. ...
Blanc, boletus laricis — a. de Chêne, boletus igniarius — a. ..."
5. Fungi; Their Nature and Uses by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1880)
"A more excellent species, according to our judgment, is boletus ... boletus castaneus,
Fr.,J is a small species with a mild, pleasant taste when raw, ..."
6. Scottish Cryptogamic Flora, Or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions of by Robert Kaye Greville (1825)
"391-—Schwein. Fung. Carol. No. 868.—Grev. Fl. Edin. p. 404. boletus ...
boletus tuberosus, Schum. Scell. p. 377- HAB. In woods and shady places, ..."
7. Plant Life of Alabama: An Account of the Distribution, Modes of Association by Charles Mohr (1901)
"boletus parvus Frost. Ala. Bull. 250. Lee County, July, 1896 ( Underwood 4'- Earle).
... boletus russellii Frost. Cornell Bull. 26. Woods, on ground. ..."
8. A Preliminary Report on the Hymeniales of Connecticut by Edward Albert White (1905)
"boletus granulatus L. (granulated). Rainbow, South Windsor, Hanmer; Goshen, ...
boletus scaber Fr. var. areolatus (areola, a little area, referring to the ..."
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