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pilei

Variant of pileus

noun pl. pilei

  1. a type of brimless cap worn in ancient Rome
  2. Bot. the cap of a mushroom, or the similar part of the fruiting body of other fungi
  3. Zool.
    1. the umbrella-shaped disk of a jellyfish
    2. pileum

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