"boletic" meaning in English

See boletic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: bolete + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bolete|ic}} bolete + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} boletic (not comparable)
  1. Relating to, derived from, or characteristic of mushrooms of the genus Boletus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (lifeform): Mushrooms Derived forms: boletic acid
    Sense id: en-boletic-en-adj-hg-a2vWe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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          "ref": "1947, Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory (1979 Paragon paperback), page 47",
          "text": "Its shady recesses would then harbor that special boletic reek which makes a Russian’s nostrils dilate— a dark, dank, satisfying blend of damp moss, rich earth, rotting leaves."
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          "ref": "1989, David Michaelis, Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl, page 164",
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          "ref": "2016, Gina Ochsner, The Hidden Letters of Velta B., page 90",
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