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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Boletaceae —boletes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The mushroom Boletus porosporus isn't especially rare, isn't poisonous, and, Dr. Watling says, "It has a taste like old socks."
The Fungus Among Us Multiplies As Mycological Taxonomists Wither Gautam Naik 2011
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The companion volume Edible Fungi is so mild by comparison, which is as it should be, a discreet repeat pattern of Boletus versipellis jumping up out of a frying pan.
King Poison Peter Ashley 2008
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And I was interested to see a photo of a Boletus .... for many years I had a property in central Texas covered with pines which after a rain produced a big orange capped mushroom I dared not eat til I identified it as a Boletus Granulans .... because instead of gills it has what might look like a granulated underneath, which is pale yellow.
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The menu that evening featured white truffles (Tuber magnatum) and porcini (Boletus edulis), two local delicacies that had just come into season.
Recipes: Tajarin (Fresh Egg Yolk Tagliarini), Tajarin with White Truffles, Olive Oil, and Parmesan, & Tajarin with Sage Butter Laurie Constantino 2008
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The menu that evening featured white truffles (Tuber magnatum) and porcini (Boletus edulis), two local delicacies that had just come into season.
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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And I was interested to see a photo of a Boletus .... for many years I had a property in central Texas covered with pines which after a rain produced a big orange capped mushroom I dared not eat til I identified it as a Boletus Granulans .... because instead of gills it has what might look like a granulated underneath, which is pale yellow.
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And I was interested to see a photo of a Boletus .... for many years I had a property in central Texas covered with pines which after a rain produced a big orange capped mushroom I dared not eat til I identified it as a Boletus Granulans .... because instead of gills it has what might look like a granulated underneath, which is pale yellow.
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For example the vascular epiphyte (Tillandsia usneoides) is extracted for Christmas ornamental purposes in Mexico, and a large variety of mushrooms in pine-oak forests, including species in the genera Amanita, Leccinum, Russula, and Boletus, are extracted for culinary use.
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They include Boletus xanthacyaneus, Cortinarius boudieri v. pseudoarcuatus, Cortinarius pelargoniobtusus, Lepiota foruignoni and Lycoperdon velatum.
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Boletus mushrooms are found in pine and spruce forests — pine forests are also where you find lingonberries ripening by about September.
Fun With Fungi: 2008
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