pileus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pīleus, a form of pilleus (“a felt cap”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪliəs/ Rhymes: -ɪliəs Homophone: pileous === Noun === pileus (plural pilei) (mycology) The cap of a mushroom. Meronym: hymenium The bell of a jellyfish. (meteorology) A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. Synonyms: cap cloud, scarf cloud Hypernym: accessory cloud (historical, Ancient Rome) A conical felt hat worn in Ancient Rome and Greece. Coordinate term: Phrygian cap The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. Synonyms: pileum, crown Coordinate term: crest ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === pileus (meteorology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia pileus (hat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia pileus (mycology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === epulis == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ɫe.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.le.us] === Noun === pīleus m (genitive pīleī); second declension alternative spelling of pilleus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: pileo → Spanish: píleo === References === “pīlĕus (pill-)”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,181/1.