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Definitions for pileus
ˈpaɪ li əs, ˈpɪl i-; ˈpaɪ liˌaɪ, ˈpɪl iˌaɪpileus
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Princeton's WordNet
cap, pileusnoun
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
Wiktionary
pileusnoun
the cap of a mushroom.
pileusnoun
the bell of a jellyfish
pileusnoun
a small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. A cap cloud
pileusnoun
a conical felt hat worn in ancient Rome and Greece
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pileus
A pileus, in botany, is the cap-like structure or upper part of a mushroom or similar fungi which typically bears spores on its underside. In meteorology, it refers to a smooth, thin, cloud formation appearing as a cap on top of a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud. In Roman history, the term refers to a close-fitting, brimless hat worn as a symbol of freedom by former slaves.
Webster Dictionary
Pileusnoun
a kind of skull cap of felt
Pileusnoun
the expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom
Pileusnoun
the top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape
Etymology: [L., a felt cap.]
Wikidata
Pileus
The pileus is the technical name for the cap, or cap-like part, of a basidiocarp or ascocarp that supports a spore-bearing surface, the hymenium. The hymenium may consist of lamellae, tubes, or teeth, on the underside of the pileus. A pileus is characteristic of agarics, boletes, some polypores, tooth fungi, and some ascomycetes.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pileus
pil′ē-us, n. a Roman conical cap: (bot.) the summit of the stipe bearing the hymenium in some fungi:—pl. Pil′ei (-ī).—adjs. Pil′ēate, -d, fitted with a cap: having the form of a cap or hat; Pil′ēiform.—n. Pilē′olus, a little pileus:—pl. Pilē′oli. [L. pileatus—pileus, a cap of felt.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pileus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pileus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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