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Pilei

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

  1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt.

  2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

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pileus
  1. n. a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: cap]

  2. [also: pilei (pl)]

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