bolete

bolete

English

A bolete, Boletus edulis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bōlētus (“edible mushroom”), from Ancient Greek βωλίτης (bōlítēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boʊˈlit/[1]

Noun

bolete (plural boletes)

1. A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.
   • 1971, Alexander Hanchett Smith, Harry Delbert Thiers, The Boletes of Michigan, University of Michigan Press, page 1,

     The boletes, or fleshy pore fungi, are a conspicuous element of the summer and fall "mushroom" flora of Michigan.

   • 2000, Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, Arleen R. Bessette, North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms, Syracuse University Press, page 375,

     When gathering boletes and other mushrooms for food, avoid picking from polluted habitats such as along heavily trafficked roads, along railroad tracks or power line clearings, near landfills or roadside litter dumps, and chemically treated lawns.

   • 2009, Joe McFarland, Gregory M. Mueller, Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide, University of Illinois Press, page 128,

     Any bolete that matches the traits described above should instantly react with a turquoise color change when a drop of ammonia is placed on the stem. If it doesn't, you've got the wrong mushroom.

Derived terms

• bolete eater
• bay bolete
• birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum)
• bitter bolete (Tylopilus felleus)
• butter bolete (Butyriboletus appendiculatus)
• chestnut bolete (Gyroporus castaneus)
• manzanita bolete (Leccinum manzanitae)
• rhubarb bolete (Boletellus obscureococcineus)
• See also List of Boletus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

type of mushroom

Czech: hřib (cs) m Finnish: tatti (fi) French: bolet (fr) m German: Röhrling m Latgalian: baraviks m Latvian: baravika (lv) f Lithuanian: baravykas Portuguese: boleto (pt) m Spanish: boleto (es) m Swedish: sopp (sv)

See also

• cep
• porcini
• Boletales
• Boletus

References

1. “bolete”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Further reading

• Sporocarp (fungi) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• List of Boletus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Boletales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Belote, belote

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Latin

Noun

bōlēte

1. vocative singular of bōlētus