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Pileus vs Pilus - What's the difference?

pileus | pilus |

As nouns the difference between pileus and pilus

is that pileus is the cap of a mushroom while pilus is a hair.

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.

    • pilus

    English

    Noun

    (pili)
  • A hair.
  • (microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.

    • Synonyms

    * (hairlike appendage) fimbria

    See also

    * flagellum * (wikipedia "pilus")

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