PLUTEUS

Pluteus, genus Pluteus, roof mushroom

(noun) a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pluteus (plural pluteuses or plutei)

(architecture) A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church

(zoology) The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms.

Anagrams

• pustule

Source: Wiktionary


Plu"te*us, n.; pl. L. Plutei, E. Pluteuses. Etym: [L., a shed.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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