PILEI

PILEUS

cap, pileus

(noun) a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pilei

plural of pileus

Source: Wiktionary


PILEUS

Pi"le*us, n.; pl. Pilei. Etym: [L., a felt cap.]

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: A kind of skull cap of felt.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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