BOLETACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Boletaceae mean? 

• BOLETACEAE (noun)
  The noun BOLETACEAE has 1 sense:

1. family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other

  Familiarity information: BOLETACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOLETACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Boletaceae; family Boletaceae

Hypernyms ("Boletaceae" is a kind of...):

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Meronyms (members of "Boletaceae"):

bolete (any fungus of the family Boletaceae)

Boletus; genus Boletus (type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible)

Fuscoboletinus; genus Fuscoboletinus; genus Leccinum; Leccinum; genus Phylloporus; Phylloporus; genus Suillus; Suillus (a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae)

genus Strobilomyces; Strobilomyces (fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap)

Boletellus; genus Boletellus (a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae)

Holonyms ("Boletaceae" is a member of...):

Agaricales; order Agaricales (typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota)