pileus

Noun
Synonyms: cap

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroomSynonyms: cap
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pileus \Pi"le*us\, n.; pl. Pilei. [L., a felt cap.]

1.(Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. [1913 Webster]

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