2 definitions
for pileus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pileus \Pi"le*us\, n.; pl. Pilei. [L., a felt cap.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt.
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2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi.
See Mushroom.
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3. (Zool.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to
the nape.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
pileus
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)]