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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PILEUS

(Botanical use): New Latin, from Latin: felt cap.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PILEUS

pileus  [ˈpaɪlɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILEUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pileus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PILEUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pileus in the English dictionary

The definition of pileus in the dictionary is the upper cap-shaped part of a mushroom or similar spore-producing body.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILEUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
antibilious
ˌæntɪˈbɪlɪəs
Aurelius
ɔːˈriːlɪəs
bilious
ˈbɪlɪəs
coleus
ˈkəʊlɪəs
Delius
ˈdiːlɪəs
golias
ˈɡəʊlɪəs
Heraclius
hɛˈræklɪəs
ileus
ˈɪlɪəs
Lucilius
luːˈsɪlɪəs
micronucleus
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪəs
nucleus
ˈnjuːklɪəs
pileous
ˈpaɪlɪəs
punctilious
pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs
reptilious
rɛpˈtɪlɪəs
Sibelius
sɪˈbeɪlɪəs
sibilous
ˈsɪbɪlɪəs
soleus
ˈsɒlɪəs
supercilious
ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs
Vesalius
vɪˈseɪlɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILEUS

pile cap
pile dwelling
pile it on
pile on the agony
pile shoe
pile up
pile-driver
pile-up
pilea
pileate
pileated
pilei
pileless
pileorhiza
pileous
piler
piles
pileum
pilework
pilewort

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILEUS

active galactic nucleus
aculeus
aureus
benzene nucleus
crystal nucleus
Deus
Equuleus
kinetonucleus
macronucleus
malleus
Morpheus
Orpheus
Perseus
Prometheus
pronucleus
Proteus
Reus
subnucleus
Thaddeus
Zeus

Synonyms and antonyms of pileus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pileus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILEUS

Find out the translation of pileus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pileus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pileus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

菌盖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

píleo
570 millions of speakers

English

pileus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pileus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الماسكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шляпка гриба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

píleo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pileus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pileus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pileus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hutes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pileus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pileus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mũ nấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pileus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पित्ताशय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pileus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pileo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pileus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капелюшок гриба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pileus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πίλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pileus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pileus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pileus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pileus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILEUS»

The term «pileus» is regularly used and occupies the 86.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILEUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pileus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pileus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pileus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILEUS»

Discover the use of pileus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pileus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Mushroom Poisoning: Diagnosis and Treatment
Figure 1 1 Dry pileus textures. One must check the size and shape of the pileus as well as its color. Many weird and unexpected shapes are found in the mushroom kingdom. Mushrooms are not always round when viewed from above.
Barry H. Rumack, David G. Spoerke, 1994
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North American Botany: Comprising the Native and Common ...
490 AGARICUS. precox, somewliat in groups: pileus fleshy, hemis|iheric, tan- yellow, at first white; lamellae flat, thin, watery soot-yellow: stipe solid, somewhat tenaceous: riug-volva fugaceous. * latericius, cespitóse, large: pileus fleshy, ...
Amos Eaton, John Wright (M. D.), 1840
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An Encyclopaedia of Plants
5, 6. Russula. Pileus fleshy, becoming depressed. Lamclla: equal, juiceless. 7. Galorlueus. Pileus fleshy, becoming depressed. Lamellaa unequal, milky. 8. Clito be. Pileus fleshy, when young convex. Lamella: unequal, juiceless. 9. Cally ia.
John Claudius Loudon, 1829
4
Flora Agaricina Neerlandica - 5
Pileus with striate-sulcate marginal zone, thin-fleshed; lamellae free, not changing colour with ammonia vapour; stipe often bulbous-clavate; annulus present; spore print white topale pink, pale lilacinous, or cream. Spores smooth, thick-walled, ...
Cornelis Bas, M. E. Noordeloos, T. W. Kuyper, 2001
5
An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
Russhto. Pileus fleshy, becoming depressed. Lamellae equal, juiceless. 4 7. Galorhteus. Pileus fleshy, becoming depressed. Lamella- unequal, milky. i 8. Clitocybe. Pileus fleshy, when young convex. Lamella; unequal, juiceless. fj 9. Collybia.
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836
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Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
P. Schraderi Hymenium without sterile brown organs or cystidia except perhaps on the edges of the gills; other characters variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Pileus with large appressed spot-like scales; stem increasingly scaly ...
Missouri Botanical Garden
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Flora Agaricina Neerlandica -
1, Fig. 34.41). obtusely ccnical - (pileus) conical with rounded apex (Vol.1, Fig. 29.18). omphalinoid - see omphalioid. omphalioid - (including omphalinoid and clitocyboid) (habit) characterized by pileus plano-convex to deeply infundibuliform; ...
C. Bas, 1990
8
The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ...
Pores very small; pileus chesnut coloured, shinin , flat, vmarked with Concentric grooves; edge thick, wrinkle ;* stem chcsnut coloured, hard, uneven, shining." 27. B.frondasu:. '* Tubes deeurrent; pores ve small, sometimes coulluent; -pileus ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
9
Wilderness Camping & Hiking
Growth of Fly Agaric £ When the fly agaric is young the unexpended pileus (cap) is convex, almost globose, and densely covered with large, more or less concentric warts, which, as the pileus, expands and becomes flat topped, separate from ...
Paul Tawrell, 2008
10
Manual of botany, for North America: containing generic and ...
Among- grass. t/JUxus, growing in groups, rustv-yellow : pileus somewhat fleshy, acutely bos.. sed scaly, reddish-yellow : lamella- distinct, light-cinnamon : stipe Ion'', slender, nbrous-scaly, scales reftVxed. Woods. mdicatus, pileus fleshy, ...
Amos Eaton, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILEUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pileus is used in the context of the following news items.
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“Crown Flash” Light Plume Freaks Out Bicyclist ... Understandably
I've been able to identify iridescent clouds, pileus clouds, and many other weird atmospheric phenomena with just a few clicks. Like any other ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Rollings speller eliminated after third round of Scripps bee
Razeen, who is sponsored by The Post and Courier, correctly spelled “pileus” and “scenario” on Wednesday in the preliminary round that ... «Charleston Post Courier, May 15»
3
Critter of the Week: Pileated woodpecker
(However, the bird's name is taken from the Latin word pileus – pronounced PY-lee-us – which is a term for cap or skull cap.) A bigger concern ... «Springfield News-Leader, Apr 15»
4
Will the connected umbrella ever fly?
There's the Pileus umbrella, aimed at “making walking in the rain fun” by incorporating a camera and a screen, so that you can both take and ... «Techworld.com, Apr 15»
5
'The Death of Caesar,' by Barry Strauss
One side of this rare coin shows military-style daggers flanking a felt pileus cap, a symbol of freedom from slavery, and the abbreviation EID ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
6
John Keats and Martin Puryear, and the Latter's Renewal of …
... Phyrgian cap: from when its first instance of signifying freedom and the quest for individual liberty in Europe (it was confused with the Pileus, ... «Hyperallergic, Jan 15»
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YULETIDE AND THE WINTER SOLSTICE 2014
A small cap known as a 'Pileus' was the Roman sign of a freeman. During the Saturnalia slaves were allowed to wear this head covering at the banquet. This is ... «UFODigest, Dec 14»
8
Bernie Kosar rips Browns, says Manziel destined to fail
Vint Pileus Storm i hope tim isnt a browns fan, cause I am a ravens fan and this is one of the better if not best brown team i seen fielded in a ... «NFL.com, Dec 14»
9
Martin Puryear at Matthew Marks Gallery
... who hated tyranny and valued wide-open free-market liberty started donning this type of cap as well because they confused it with a 'pileus', ... «Arte Fuse, Nov 14»
10
Local talent leads Celebrity Chef Tour Dinner
Kurtis Schumm, executive chef/owner of Tybee Island Social Club and Tybee Island Fish Camp, had his smoked pileus [filtered word]ake and ... «Savannah Morning News, Nov 14»

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