Crossword-Solution: BOLETUS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Boletus | n. | A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous. |
We have 8 clues for the answer “BOLETUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Mushroom: L. | 1 answer |
| genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi | 1 answer |
| type genus of Boletaceae | 1 answer |
| FUNGUS (genus) | 6 answers |
| MUSHROOM variety | 7 answers |
| type of fungus | 10 answers |
| Mushroom | 40 answers |
| Fungus | 48 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ERTAE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with BOLETUS (5)
The purple bolete (Boletus purpureus, FRIES), when subjected to the action of the maggots, gives the same result as the Satanic bolete, namely, a black gruel.
When subjected to prolonged exposure to the air, the boletes that are apt to turn blue, particularly the most remarkable, Boletus cyanescens, lose their color, instead of retaining the deep blue which would be a sign of real indigo.
Now here is a strange thing: those passionate devotees of Boletus Satanas absolutely refuse certain mushrooms which we find delightful eating, including the most celebrated of all, the oronge, the imperial mushroom, which the Romans of the empire, past masters in gluttony, called the food of the gods, cibus deorum, the agaric of the Caesars, Agaricus caesareus.
The genus _Boletus_ through the whole district assumes the most magnificent forms, which are generally very different from anything in Europe.
The substance is white, corky, fragile, and resembles by its laminated structure and undulating edge, the Boletus ignarius.
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Appears in: USA TODAY.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1995).