'Pilei' definitions:
Definition of 'Pilei'
From: GCIDE
- Pileus \Pi"le*us\, n.; pl. Pilei. [L., a felt cap.]
- 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. [1913 Webster]