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Where does “Boletaceae” come from?

Boletaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Boletus, from Latin bōlētus, from Ancient Greek βωλίτης — mushroom, especially champignon.

Ancestry of “Boletaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBoletus—
2Latinbōlētus—
3Ancient Greekβωλίτηςmushroom, especially champignon

Words derived from “Boletaceae”

  • boletaceous
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