boletus

/boh-lee-tuhs/US // boʊˈli təs //UK // (bəʊˈliːtəs) //

牛肝菌,牛肝菌属,牛肝菌属植物,黄牛党

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural bo·le·tus·es, bo·le·ti [boh-lee-tahy]. /boʊˈli taɪ/.
- : any mushroomlike fungus of the genus Boletus, having an easily separable layer of tubes on the underside of the cap or pileus.

But the most frequent fungus is the big brown Boletus, in size varying from a small bun to a dinner-plate.
And why eat doubtful Boletus when one can have the delicious Chantarelle (Cantharellus cibarius), also now at its best?
The substance is fleshy in Boletus, but in Polyporus the greater number of species are leathery or corky, and more persistent.
A species of boletus or fungus, which grows in dunghills; with the salts of iron it affords a black dye.
In this state the boletus is a valuable substance for stopping oozing hemorrhages, and some other surgical purposes.