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Pileus

noun
(pl. pilei)
1.
A fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom.  Synonym: cap.





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"Pileus" Quotes from Famous Books



... gave him immortality. Henceforward, did a slave obtain a few kind words from his master over his wine? he was a Junian Latin. Was he described as 'filius meus' in a public document? Junian Latin. Did he wear the cap of liberty, the pileus, at his master's funeral? Junian Latin. Did he disembowel his master's corpse? Junian Latin, once more, ...
— The Ink-Stain, Complete • Rene Bazin


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