Thesaurus: pileus

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1. n. A kind of skull cap of felt.
2. n. The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom.
3. n. The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.
4. n. a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
5. 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt. 2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom. 3. (Zoöl.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.
6. n a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom