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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.
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• 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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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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