the upper cap-shaped part of a mushroom or similar spore-producing body
Word origin
C18 (botanical use): New Latin, from Latin: felt cap
Examples of 'pilei' in a sentence
pilei
The pilei were separated from the stipes and their proximate composition was determined.
G. Oboh, S.A. Shodehinde 2009, 'Distribution of nutrients, polyphenols and antioxidant activities in the pileiand stipes of some commonly consumed edible mushrooms in Nigeria', Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopiahttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/47663. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)