Associations to the word «Boletus»

Wiktionary

BOLETUS, noun. An edible type of mushroom.
BOLETUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Boletaceae   — boletes.
BOLETUS EDULIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Boletaceae   — a bolete known as porcini, king bolete, and cep among others.
BOLETUS PINOPHILUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Boletaceae   — an edible bolete closely related to cep.

Dictionary definition

BOLETUS, noun. Type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats