noun
family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other
• Syn: ↑family Boletaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agaricales, ↑order Agaricales
• Member Meronyms:
↑bolete, ↑Boletus, ↑genus Boletus, ↑Fuscoboletinus, ↑genus Fuscoboletinus, ↑Leccinum, ↑genus Leccinum, ↑Phylloporus, ↑genus Phylloporus, ↑Suillus, ↑genus Suillus, ↑Strobilomyces, ↑genus Strobilomyces, ↑Boletellus, ↑genus Boletellus
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\\ˌbōlə̇ˈtāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi (order Agaricales) usually having the pores easily separating from the pileus and often from each other
Useful english dictionary. 2012.