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
pileus (plural pilei)
(mycology) The cap of a mushroom.
Meronym: hymenium
The bell of a jellyfish.
(meteorology) A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud.
Synonyms: cap cloud, scarf cloud
Hypernym: accessory cloud
(historical, Ancient Rome) A conical felt hat worn in Ancient Rome and Greece.
Coordinate term: Phrygian cap
The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.
Synonym: crown
• epulis
Source: Wiktionary
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
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
