BOLETUS PALLIDUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Boletus pallidus mean? 

• BOLETUS PALLIDUS (noun)
  The noun BOLETUS PALLIDUS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: BOLETUS PALLIDUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOLETUS PALLIDUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Boletus pallidus" is a kind of...):

bolete (any fungus of the family Boletaceae)

Holonyms ("Boletus pallidus" is a member of...):

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