| boletus | (n) type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible, Syn. genus Boletus |
| boletus chrysenteron | (n) a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk |
| boletus edulis | (n) an edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk |
| boletus luridus | (n) a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk |
| boletus mirabilis | (n) a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk |
| boletus pallidus | (n) a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow |
| boletus pulcherrimus | (n) a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk |
| boletus pulverulentus | (n) an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base |
| boletus roxanae | (n) a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk |
| boletus subvelutipes | (n) a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly |