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PILEUS
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Irregular inflected form: pilei
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
Synonyms:
cap; pileus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pileus" is a kind of...):
plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)
Holonyms ("pileus" is a part of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
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