pilei

Noun

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

General

• Plural form of pileus, referring to the cap of a mushroom.

Examples

• Discovering PILEI was a valid Scrabble word felt like unearthing a rare mushroom.

Synonyms

cap, pileus