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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pileus /ˈpʌɪlɪəs/

▶noun (pl. pilei /-lɪʌɪ/) Botany the cap of a mushroom or toadstool.

– origin C18: from L., lit. ‘felt cap’.

'pileus' also found in these Oxford entries:

pilea - pileated woodpecker - sea gooseberry

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