1) Ancient Greek helmet 2) Mushroom cap 3) Plant part 4) Plant structure 5) Roman-era clothing
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[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 is characteristic of agarics, boletes, some polypore...
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umbrella-shaped portion of a mushroom
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The expanded caplike portion of some basidiocarps or ascocarps that supports the hymenium. (Pl. pilei.)
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• (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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(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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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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The cap of a mushroom, bearing the hymenium on its lower surface.
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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) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pī′lē-ŭs Synonyms: greater omentum
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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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[Difficult words] a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
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[Obscure words] a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
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