Definitions for boletus luridus
bo·le·tus luridus

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1. Boletus luridusnoun

   a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk

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1. Boletus luridus

   Boletus luridus, commonly known as the lurid bolete, is a fungus of the bolete family, found in deciduous woodlands on chalky soils in Asia, Europe, and eastern North America. Fruit bodies arise in summer and autumn and may be abundant. It is a solid bolete with an olive-brown cap up to 20 cm in diameter, with small reddish pores on the underside. The stout ochre stem reaches dimensions of 8–14 cm tall and 1–3 cm wide, and is patterned with a reddish meshwork. Like several other red-pored boletes, it stains blue when bruised or cut. Though edible when cooked, it can cause gastric upset when eaten raw and can be confused with the poisonous Boletus satanas, though the latter species has a pale cap. Hence some guidebooks recommend avoiding consumption altogether. Boletus luridus has been implicated in causing adverse reactions when eaten with alcohol similar to those caused by the compound coprine, though laboratory testing has not revealed any evidence of coprine in the mushroom. First described in 1774, the species has been transferred to various Boletaceae genera in its taxonomic history, although it still has the original name given to it by German botanist Jacob Christian Schaeffer. Several varieties, a subspecies, and a form have been described by European mycologists. Boletus luridus is mycorrhizal, forming a symbiotic association with deciduous trees such as oak, birch and beech, and has been found to have a growth-enhancing effect with conifers in experiments. The fruit bodies are highly attractive to and often infested by insects, and several species of fly have been recorded feeding on them. Chemical analyses have divulged various aspects of the mushroom's makeup, including the composition of its volatile flavour compounds, its fatty acid and amino acid compositions, and the identities of the carotenoid compounds responsible for its colour.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boletus luridus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boletus luridus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikidata
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