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Definition of Leccinum
1. Noun. A genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Boletaceae, Family Boletaceae
Member holonyms: Leccinum Fibrillosum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leccinum
Literary usage of Leccinum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"false morels (Gyromitra esculenta), boletes (Boletus spp., Suillus spp., Leccinum
spp.), and golden chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius). ..."
2. British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of ...by John Curtis by John Curtis (1840)
"7. ferrugineus Marsh. 125. 31. 8. punctatus Fab., Pans. 12. 12.—humeralis Marsh., Don.
15. 538. 3. The plant appears to be Boletus (Leccinum ..."
3. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society by Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh, Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1823)
"Leccinum edule, Gray's Nat. Arr. v. 1. p. 647. HAS. In woods. Common. Autumn.
DESC. Pileus convex, or even hemispherical, becoming more dilated in age, ..."