genus boletus
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1. type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fungus genus, |
| definition | : | includes lichen genera (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus chrysenteron, |
| definition | : | a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus edulis, |
| definition | : | an edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus luridus, |
| definition | : | a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus mirabilis, |
| definition | : | a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus pallidus, |
| definition | : | a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus pulcherrimus, |
| definition | : | a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus pulverulentus, |
| definition | : | an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus roxanae, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus subvelutipes, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus variipes, |
| definition | : | an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | boletus zelleri, |
| definition | : | an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | boletaceae, family boletaceae, |
| definition | : | family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other (noun.plant) |
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