Look up: pileus

1. pileus
   The expanded caplike portion of some basidiocarps or ascocarps that supports the hymenium. (Pl. pilei.)
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2. Pileus
   The cap of a mushroom, bearing the hymenium on its lower surface.
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3. pileus
   an accessory cloud of small horizontal extent in the form of a cap or hood, above the top or attached to the upper part of a cumuliform cloud which often penetrates it. Category: The cosmos
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4. Pileus
   Pi'le·us noun ; plural Pilei . [ Latin , a felt cap.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt. 2. (Botany) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom . 3. (Zoology...
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5. pileus
   Origin: L, a felt cap. ... 1. A kind of skull cap of felt. ... 2. <botany> The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom. ... 3. <zoology> The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. Pileus
   • (n.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom. • (n.) A kind of skull cap of felt. • (n.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.
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7. pileus
   (from the article `mushroom`) ...chiefly in the agaric family (Agaricaceae), members of which bear thin, bladelike gills on the undersurface of the cap from which the spores are ...
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8. pileus
   close-fitting, brimless hat worn by the ancient Romans and copied from the Greek sailor`s hat called the pilos. In Roman times the head was ...
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9. Pileus
   A pileus is the umbrella-shaped head of a mushroom or toadstool, having on its under surface the spore-bearing gills.
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10. pileus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pī′lē-ŭs Synonyms: greater omentum
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11. Pileus
    (meteorology) cloud A `pileus` (, Latin for cap), also called `scarf cloud` or `cap cloud`, is a small, horizontal cloud that can appear above a cumulus or date=December 2008--> They are formed by strong updrafts acting upon moist air at lower altitudes, causing the air to cool to its ...
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12. Pileus
    (mycology) The `pileus` is the technical name for the cap, or cap-like part, of a basidiocarp or ascocarp (fungal fruiting body) that supports a spore-bearing surface, the hymenium. The hymenium (hymenophore) may consist of lamellae, tubes, or teeth, on the underside of the pileus. A pileus i...
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13. Pileus
    (hat) (here on a colossal statue of late Antiquity in the Campidoglio, Rome). The `pileus` (Latin, plural, pilei) — also `pilleus` or `pilleum` — was a cap worn by sailors in Ancient Greece (where it was the pilos or pilidion) and later copied by Ancient Rom...
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