pluteus

1. 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

   Synonymsgenus Pluteusroof mushroom

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofPluteaceae

Other forms of pluteus

plural

pluteuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pluteus

What does pluteus mean?

pluteus means "a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer".

How many syllables are in pluteus?

pluteus has 3 syllables: plu-te-us. The stress falls on "plu".

What is another word for pluteus?

Close synonyms include genus Pluteus, roof mushroom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pluteus a common word?

pluteus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.