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pileus

N ส่วน หมวก ครอบ ของ เห็ด  ส่วน ที่ คล้าย ร่ม ของ แมงกะพรุน 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PILEUS

Pi "le *us, n.; pl. Pilei. Etym: [L., a felt cap. ]

 

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: A kind of skull cap of felt.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pileus

pi le us |ˈpīlēəs, ˈpil ˈpaɪliəs | noun ( pl. pilei |-lēˌī | ) Botany the cap of a mushroom or toadstool. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally felt cap.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pileus

pileus |ˈpʌɪlɪəs | noun ( pl. pilei |-lɪʌɪ | ) Botany the cap of a mushroom or toadstool. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally felt cap .