Bo-lē'tus, n.
n. [Lat. boletus, Gr. βωλίτης.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi or mushrooms containing numerous species. B. esculentus is the eatable mushroom; B. igniarius furnishes what is popularly called touchwood, punk, &c. London.
n. [Lat. boletus, Gr. βωλίτης.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi or mushrooms containing numerous species. B. esculentus is the eatable mushroom; B. igniarius furnishes what is popularly called touchwood, punk, &c. London.