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Where does “boletus” come from?

boletus (English) comes from Latin bōlētus, from Ancient Greek βωλίτης — mushroom, especially champignon.

boletus (English): An edible mushroom of genus "Boletus"

Definitions

  1. An edible mushroom of genus "Boletus"

Ancestry of “boletus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbōlētus—
2Ancient Greekβωλίτηςmushroom, especially champignon
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