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bolete

  • /boʊˈlit/

Rhymes with -iːt

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Borrowed from Latin bōlētus (“edible mushroom”), from Ancient Greek βωλίτης (bōlítēs).

noun boletes

  1. A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body. The boletes, or fleshy pore fungi, are a conspicuous element of the summer and fall "mushroom" flora of Michigan.

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noun type of mushroom

Españolboleto
日本語猪口 iguchi
Portuguêsboleto
Françaisbolet
DeutschRöhrling

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"bolete." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bolete. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bolete. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bolete

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@misc{bolete_2026,
  title = {bolete},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bolete},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}