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Meaning of BOLETUS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
 
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 Synonyms: genus Boletus
 
 See Also: Boletaceae, Boletus chrysenteron, Boletus edulis, Boletus frostii, Boletus luridus, Boletus mirabilis, Boletus pallidus, Boletus pulcherrimus, Boletus pulverulentus, Boletus roxanae, Boletus subvelutipes, Boletus variipes, Boletus zelleri, family Boletaceae, Frost's bolete, fungus genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bo*le"tus\, n. [L. boletus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
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.
 
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