Definitions

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  • noun An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French cèpe, from Gascon cep, tree trunk, cep, from Latin cipus, cippus, post, boundary marker.]

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From French cèpe, from Latin cippus ("stake").

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  • porcino

    February 12, 2011