bolete

B3O1L1E1T1E1
/boʊˈlit/

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbolete (plural boletes)

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.

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

    1971, Alexander Hanchett Smith, Harry Delbert Thiers, The Boletes of Michigan, University of Michigan Press, page 1
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    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.

    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

    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.

    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

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβωλίτης
  2. Latinbōlētus“edible mushroom”
  3. Englishbolete

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

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Translations

Czech hřib
  • hřibtype of mushroom
Finnish tatti
  • tattitype of mushroom
French bolet
  • bolettype of mushroom
German Röhrling
  • Röhrlingtype of mushroom
Japanese 猪口
  • 猪口 (iguchi)type of mushroom
Latvian beka
  • bekatype of mushroom
Lithuanian baravykas
  • baravykastype of mushroom
Polish borowik
  • borowiktype of mushroom
Portuguese boleto
  • boletotype of mushroom
Spanish boleto
  • boletotype of mushroom
Swedish sopp
  • sopptype of mushroom
Welsh boled
  • boledtype of mushroom

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APA

bolete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolete

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Chicago

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