slippery jacks

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Definition of slippery jacks in English English dictionary

plural form of slippery jack

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slippery jack

The common name for a mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae. Like all boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores. Most have a slimy cap, hence the name

Hyphenation

slip·pe·ry jacks

Turkish pronunciation

slîpri cäks

Pronunciation

/ˈsləprē ˈʤaks/ /ˈslɪpriː ˈʤæks/