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pileus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pileus \Pi"le*us\, n.; pl {Pilei}. [L., a felt cap.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt. 2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See {Mushroom}. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pileus n : umbrellalike fruiting structure forming the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {cap}]
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