Meaning & use
Bolete
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Any of a family of fungi with a spongy layer of pores instead of gills beneath the cap, including several edible species.
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Foragers prize the porcini, a well-known type of bolete, for its rich flavor.
We found a large bolete growing at the base of the oak tree.
A note on using this word
Boletes are easy to distinguish from other mushrooms because their caps have a sponge-like layer of tiny tubes rather than the thin blades called gills.
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