boletus

American  

[boh-lee-tuhs] / boʊˈli təs /

noun

plural

boletuses, boleti

1. any mushroomlike fungus of the genus Boletus, having an easily separable layer of tubes on the underside of the cap or pileus.

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boletus British  

/ bəʊˈliːtəs /

noun

1. any saprotroph basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Boletus , having a brownish umbrella-shaped cap with spore-bearing tubes in the underside: family Boletaceae . Many species are edible

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Etymology

Origin of boletus

1595–1605; < New Latin; Latin bōlētus a mushroom

Example Sentences

In a fruitful season, common Washington mushrooms include chanterelles, boletus, morels, porcini, lobster mushrooms, Pacific Northwest matsutake and oyster mushrooms.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

Great-grandmother Busia from a village in northern Poland used boletus to give czarnina, duck blood soup, the flavor of the forest.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2023

In a typical, fruitful season, mushroom varieties commonly found in Washington include chanterelles, boletus, morels, porcini, lobster mushrooms, Pacific Northwest matsutake and oyster mushrooms.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

We hiked the tundra hills above the house, always on the lookout for brown bears, our eyes trained for boletus mushrooms, mossberries, blueberries, cranberries, fiddleheads, pushki and sorrel.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2020

Boletus chromapes Frost.—This is a pretty boletus, and has been reported from New England and from New York State.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis