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pi⋅le⋅a

  [pahy-lee-uh, pil-ee-uh]
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–noun
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
Origin:
< NL (1821), coinage based on L pīleus, pilleus skullcap (see pileus, -a 2 ); orig. so called because one of the three sepals forms a hood over the fruit
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pi⋅le⋅um

  [pahy-lee-uhm, pil-ee-]
–noun, plural pi⋅le⋅a  [pahy-lee-uh, pil-ee-uh] .
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
Origin:
1870–75; < NL, special use of L pīleum, var. of pīleus skullcap
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pi·le·um   (pī'lē-əm)   
n.   pl. pi·le·a (-lē-ə)
The top of a bird's head, extending from the base of the bill to the nape.

[New Latin pīleum, from Latin pīleus, felt cap.]
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