pluteus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer
    roof mushroom; genus Pluteus.

WordNet


Plu"te*us noun
Etymology
L., a shed.
Wordforms
plural L Plutei E Pluteuses
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods.

Webster 1913