1. 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.