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pi·le·us P0302500 (pī′lē-əs)n. pl. pi·le·i (-lē-ī′) 1. Botany The umbrellalike fruiting structure forming the top of a stalked fleshy fungus, such as a mushroom; the cap.2. A brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans.3. See caul. [New Latin pīleus, from Latin, cap.]pileus (ˈpaɪlɪəs; ˈpɪl-) n, pl -lei (-lɪˌaɪ) (Botany) the upper cap-shaped part of a mushroom or similar spore-producing body[C18 (botanical use): New Latin, from Latin: felt cap]pi•le•us (ˈpaɪ li əs, ˈpɪl i-) n., pl. pi•le•i (ˈpaɪ liˌaɪ, ˈpɪl iˌaɪ) 1. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap. 2. the umbrella or bell of a jellyfish. 3. pileum. 4. a felt skullcap worn by the ancient Romans and Greeks. [1750–60; < New Latin; Latin pīleus felt cap; akin to Greek pîlos felt, felt cap] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pileus - a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroomcapfungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytiaplant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus |
pileus
pileus[′pil·ē·əs] (biology) The umbrella-shaped upper cap of mushrooms and other basidiomycetous fungi. (meteorology) An accessory cloud of small horizontal extent, often cirriform, in the form of a cap, hood, or scarf, which occurs above or attached to the top of a cumuliform cloud that often pierces it; several pileus clouds fairly often are observed above each other. Also known as scarf cloud. pileus
caul [kawl] a part of the amniotic sac that sometimes envelops the head of the fetus at birth.great·er o·men·tum [TA] an areolar, four-layer peritoneal fold, formed by the double-layer dorsal mesentery of the stomach (dorsal mesogastrium) descending from the greater curvature of the stomach to fold under on itself and ascend to the transverse colon; the descending and ascending portions fuse, obliterating the inferior recess of the omental bursa, resulting in the four-layer structure that usually hangs over the anterior aspect of the intestines like an apron; components include the following peritoneal ligaments: gastrophrenic, gastrosplenic, splenorenal, and gastrocolic. Synonym(s): omentum majus [TA], caul (2) , cowl, epiploon, gastrocolic omentum, pileus, velum (3) pileus (pī′lē-əs)n. pl. pi·lei (-lē-ī′) 1. Botany The umbrellalike fruiting structure forming the top of a stalked fleshy fungus, such as a mushroom; the cap.2. A brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans.3. See caul.pileus the cap of a mushroom or toadstool.pileus
Synonyms for pileusnoun a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroomSynonymsRelated Words- fungus
- plant part
- plant structure
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