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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kasa
"キノコの傘の裏側にはヒダがあります。"
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2 senses- 1
The cap or umbrella-shaped part of a mushroom or toadstool that bears the spore-bearing surface.
"The mycologist carefully measured the diameter of the brown pileus to help identify the mushroom species." - 2
A cap-like cloud (pileus cloud) that forms above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud.
"A striking pileus formed above the towering storm cloud just before sunset."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'pīleus', meaning a felt cap worn by ancient Romans, which itself traces back to the Greek 'pīlos' (felt). In modern biological nomenclature, the term was adopted to describe the cap-like structure of mushrooms and certain clouds due to its visual similarity to the ancient headwear.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pileus" is said worldwide
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chapeau
Transliteration: /ʃa.po/
"Le chapeau du champignon est couvert de petites taches blanches."
Hut
Transliteration: /huːt/
"Der Hut des Pilzes hat einen Durchmesser von zehn Zentimetern."
cappello
Transliteration: /kapˈpɛl.lo/
"Il cappello del fungo è visibilmente convesso."
sombrerete
Transliteration: /som.bɾeˈɾe.te/
"El sombrerete del hongo presenta un color marrón oscuro."
chapéu
Transliteration: /ʃaˈpɛw/
"O chapéu do cogumelo abriga os esporos na parte inferior."
छतरी
Transliteration: chhatrī
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कवक की छतरी बहुत चौड़ी थी।"
菌盖
Transliteration: jùngài
Script: 中文汉字
"这朵蘑菇的菌盖呈伞形。"
갓
Transliteration: gat
Script: 한국어 한글
"버섯의 갓은 포자를 보호합니다."
傘
Transliteration: kasa
Script: 日本語
"キノコの傘の裏側にはヒダがあります。"
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