Definition
pileate
adjective
- Having a pileus or cap-like structure; shaped like or resembling a cap or hat.
Usage: chiefly botanical and zoological
Examples
- The pileate mushroom had a distinctive rounded cap.
- Botanists identified the pileate structure of the flower's stigma.
- The bird's pileate head markings were striking and colorful.
- Under the microscope, the pileate cells resembled tiny umbrellas.
- The fungus displayed a characteristic pileate form.