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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible;
[syn: Boletus, genus Boletus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Boletus \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. [1913 Webster] Boley
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Boletus n 1: type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible [syn: Boletus, genus Boletus]