Associations to the word «Pluteus»

Wiktionary

PLUTEUS, noun. (architecture) A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church
PLUTEUS, noun. (zoology) The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms.

Dictionary definition

PLUTEUS, noun. A large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer.

Wise words

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