Meanings
nounslippery jack (plural slippery jacks)
plural slippery jacks
- A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.
Synonyms: sticky bun
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.
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Origin
Most have a slimy cap.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque pinudi-onddo likin
- pinudi-onddo likinmushroom in genus Suillus
Bulgarian масловка
- масловка (maslovka)mushroom in genus Suillus
Catalan pinetell de calceta, molleric de calceta
- pinetell de calcetamushroom in genus Suillus
- molleric de calcetamushroom in genus Suillus
Czech klouzek
- klouzekmushroom in genus Suillus
Danish brungul rørhat
- brungul rørhatmushroom in genus Suillus
Dutch bruine ringboleet
- bruine ringboleetmushroom in genus Suillus
Finnish voitatti
- voitattimushroom in genus Suillus
French bolet jaune, nonette voilée
- bolet jaunemushroom in genus Suillus
- nonette voiléemushroom in genus Suillus
German Butterröhrling, Butterpilz
- Butterröhrlingmushroom in genus Suillus
- Butterpilzmushroom in genus Suillus
Polish maślak zwyczajny
- maślak zwyczajnymushroom in genus Suillus
Spanish boleto anillado, babosillo
- boleto anilladomushroom in genus Suillus
- babosillomushroom in genus Suillus
Turkish kaypak mantarı
- kaypak mantarımushroom in genus Suillus
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