Pluteus

Plu´te`us

n.

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(Zool.) The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Pluteus - a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer genus Pluteus, roof mushroom fungus genus - includes lichen genera family Pluteaceae, Pluteaceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Pluteus aurantiorugosus - an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk Pluteus magnus, sawdust mushroom - an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled deer mushroom, Pluteus cervinus - a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods