ˈsēp, ˈsep noun
also cep ˈsep
( -s )
Etymology: French cèpe, from French dialect (Gascon) cep tree trunk, mushroom, cepe, from Latin cippus stake, post; akin to Albanian thep sharp rock, Sanskrit śepa tail, penis, and probably to Old High German scība disk — more at sheave
: an edible mushroom of the genus Boletus (especially B. edulis )