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Pileus vs Pileated - What's the difference?

pileus | pileated |

As a noun pileus

is the cap of a mushroom.

As an adjective pileated is

(botany) having a pileus.

pileus

English

(wikipedia pileus)

Noun

(pilei)
  • the cap of a mushroom.
  • the bell of a jellyfish
  • (meteorology) a small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. A cap cloud
  • a conical felt hat worn in ancient Rome and Greece
  • The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

    • pileated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Having a pileus
  • (zoology) Having a crest covering the pileum

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