Pileus

pileus

Origin: L, a felt cap.

1. A kind of skull cap of felt.

2. (Science: botany) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See mushroom.

3. (Science: zoology) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

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