boletus

noun

bo·​le·​tus bō-ˈlē-təs 

plural boletus or boleti bō-ˈlē-ˌtī 

: any of a genus (Boletus) of boletes (such as a porcini) some of which are poisonous and others edible

Examples of boletus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Great-grandmother Busia from a village in northern Poland used boletus to give czarnina, duck blood soup, the flavor of the forest. —Makana Eyre, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin Boletus, genus name — more at bolete

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above