pluteus

2 definitions found

pluteus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pluteus \Plu"te*us\, n.; pl. L. Plutei, E. Pluteuses. [L., a
     shed.] (Zool.)
     The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having
     several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods.
     [1913 Webster]

pluteus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pluteus
      n 1: a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae;
           the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early
           in the summer [syn: Pluteus, genus Pluteus, roof mushroom
           ]