Pileus

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1. Noun

A kind of skull cap of felt.

2. Noun

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

3. Noun

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

4. Noun

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
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