HyperDic: pileus

English > 1 sense of the word pileus:
NOUNplantpileus, capa fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom / mushroom
English > pileus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom / mushroom.
Synonymcap
Part offungusAn organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter
Broaderplant part, plant structureAny part of a plant or fungus
Spanishcarpóforo, píleo, sombrerete, sombrerillo, sombrerito, sombrero
Catalanbarret, píleus, sombrerillo

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