boletus
noun/bəˈliːtəs/
/bəˈliːtəs/
(also bolete
[countable, uncountable]/bəˈliːt/
/bəˈliːt/
)- a mushroom with small round holes under the top part. Some types of boletus can be eaten.Word Originfrom Latin, from Greek bōlitēs, perhaps from bōlos ‘lump’.
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