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pileus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pileus has 1 sense
- pileus(n = noun.plant) cap - a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom; Array is a part of fungus
is a kind of plant part, plant structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
pileus, n. [L., a felt cap.].
- A kind of skull cap of felt. [1913 Webster]
- The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom. [1913 Webster]
- The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pileus, n. (pl. pilei) the caplike part of a mushroom or other fungus.
Derivative
pileate adj. pileated adj.
Etymology
L, = felt cap
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