Found 2 items, similar to pileus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pileus 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)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pileus Pileus \Pi"le*us\, n.; pl. Pilei. [L., a felt cap.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. [1913 Webster]