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noun, plural pi·le·i 
[pahy-lee-ahy, pil-ee-ahy] for 1, 2, 4, pi·le·us for 3.
[pahy-lee-ahy, pil-ee-ahy] for 1, 2, 4, pi·le·us for 3. 1.
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
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Also called cap cloud, scarf cloud. Meteorology. a small, thin cloud just above or attached to a growing cumulus cloud.
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a felt skullcap worn by the ancient Romans and Greeks.
Origin:
1750–60; < Neo-Latin, special use of Latin pīleus skullcap; akin to Greek pîlos felt, felt cap
1750–60; < Neo-Latin, special use of Latin pīleus skullcap; akin to Greek pîlos felt, felt cap
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Plural pilei (pī'lē-ī') The umbrellalike fruiting structure forming the top of a fleshy fungus. It is supported by the stipe. The cap of a mushroom is a pileus. |
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pileus
close-fitting, brimless hat worn by the ancient Romans and copied from the Greek sailor's hat called the pilos. In Roman times the head was generally left uncovered, but commoners and freed slaves sometimes wore the felt pileus
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