porcini mushroom


porcini mushroom

(pôr-chē′nē)n. A large edible mushroom (Boletus edulis) widely distributed in woodlands, having a thick rounded brown cap. Also called cep.
[Italian porcini, plur. of porcino, porcini mushroom, short for fungo porcino, porcini mushroom : fungo, mushroom + porcino, porcine (from Latin porcīnus; see porcine).]