slippery jack

English

Etymology

Most have a slimy cap, hence the name.

Noun

slippery jack (plural slippery jacks)

A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.

Translations

mushroom in genus Suillus

Basque: pinudi-onddo likin
Catalan: pinetell de calceta
Danish: brungul rørhat
Dutch: bruine ringboleet
Finnish: voitatti (fi)

French: bolet jaune (fr), nonette voilée (fr) m
Galician: andoa anelada (gl) f
German: Butterröhrling (de) m, Butterpilz (de) m
Spanish: boleto anillado, babosillo

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