admirable bolete

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an edible mushroom, Boletus mirabilis, of Rocky Mountain and Pacific northwestern evergreen forests, having a dark-red, scaly or woolly cap with yellow pores and a stout stem.

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Words nearby admirable bolete

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Example sentences from the Web for admirable bolete

They are often characterized as benevolent and admirable; when we do the same, we are angry and unreasonable.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting|Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter how admirable or inspiring his message appears to be, it often hits you over the head like a blunt instrument.
Catch Him If You Can: Reliving Banksy’s New York Invasion|Alex Suskind|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both ideas are admirable, and quite possibly necessary to save American democracy from the auction block.
Undo Citizens United? We’d Only Scratch the Surface|Jedediah Purdy|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is a marvelously complicated, funny, infuriating, and in some ways deeply admirable character.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’|Jennie Yabroff|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An admirable priority this season would be to have Carol continue to evolve into—dare I even dream?
‘The Walking Dead’ Review: Carol Is the Hero of the Zombie Apocalypse|Melissa Leon|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thanks to Berthier's admirable system, Bonaparte was kept in touch with every part of his command.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Their discipline is admirable, but their natural disposition is likewise quiet and inoffensive.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
No more admirable illustration can be found of the truth that the essence of defence lies in a vigorous local offence.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Thomas Carr—one of the quiet, good men in a fast world—was an admirable companion, full of intelligence and conversation.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood

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