Pileus

[pailiәs]

Definition

(n.) A kind of skull cap of felt.

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

(n.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

Editor: Miriam

Definition

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.

Typed by Jaime