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Mushroom cap
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pileus
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Wikipedia
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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 ...
WordNet
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n. a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: cap ] [also: pilei (pl)]
Wiktionary
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n. 1 the cap of a mushroom. 2 the bell of a jellyfish 3 (context meteorology English) a small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. A cap cloud 4 a conical felt hat worn in ancient Rome and Greece 5 The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pileus \Pi"le*us\, n.; pl. Pilei . [L., a felt cap.] (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom . (Zo["o]l.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.
Usage examples of pileus.
We propose in this work also to enumerate the mushrooms according to the color of the pileus or cap, and give a list, with a description of each, after this arrangement.
They are placed under the pileus just as the gills are situated, and contain the spores.
It is easily distinguished by the dull green pileus, being without a cuticle, and scaly in the form of patches.
The bright chestnut color of the pileus forms a contrast with the white tubes, and makes it striking in appearance.
They clapped on their pileus caps and strode briskly off the tober, their cassocks and overcoats flapping.