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Showing words for PILEUS using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Pileus
epulis, pileus
5 Letter Words for Pileus
ileus, lepus, lieus, lipse, lupis, piles, pilus, pleis, plies, pules, pulis, pulse, pusle, slipe, speil, spiel, spile, spule
4 Letter Words for Pileus
epil, ipse, isle, leis, leps, lies, lieu, lipe, lips, lisp, lisu, lues, lupe, pelu, pies, pile, pise, pius, plie, plus, pule, puli, puls, seil, sile, sipe, slip, slue, slup, spie, spue, supe, ules
3 Letter Words for Pileus
eli, els, epi, esp, esu, ile, ipl, ips, ise, isl, lei, lep, les, leu, lie, lip, lis, lue, pel, pes, pie, pil, pis, piu, pli, plu, psi, pul, pus, sei, sel, sep, sie, sil, sip, sle, spl, sue, sui, sup, ule, ups, use
Definitions for Pileus
[1] Mycology . the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
[2] Zoology . the umbrella or bell of a jellyfish. pileum.
[3] Also called cap cloud, scarf cloud. Meteorology . a small, thin cloud just above or attached to a growing cumulus cloud.
[4] a felt skullcap worn by the ancient Romans and Greeks.
[5] the upper cap-shaped part of a mushroom or similar spore-producing body
Words nearby Pileus
pileous, pileous gland, piles, pileum, pileup, pileus, pilewort, pilfer, pilferage, pilgarlic, pilgrim
Origin of Pileus
1750–60; < New Latin, special use of Latin pīleus skullcap; akin to Greek pîlos felt, felt cap
Word origin for Pileus
C18 (botanical use): New Latin, from Latin: felt cap