Associations to the word «Pileus»

Wiktionary

PILEUS, noun. The cap of a mushroom.
PILEUS, noun. The bell of a jellyfish
PILEUS, noun. (meteorology) a small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. A cap cloud
PILEUS, noun. A conical felt hat worn in ancient Rome and Greece
PILEUS, noun. The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

Dictionary definition

PILEUS, noun. A fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom.

Wise words

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