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• Pile

  [pahyl] /paɪl/ noun 1. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers; a pile of bricks. 2. Informal. a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of work. 3. a heap of wood on which a dead body, a living person, or a sacrifice is burned; […]

• Pilea

  [pahy-lee-uh, pil-ee-uh] /ˈpaɪ li ə, ˈpɪl i ə/ noun 1. any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage. [pahy-lee-uh m, pil-ee-] /ˈpaɪ li əm, ˈpɪl i-/ noun, plural pilea [pahy-lee-uh, pil-ee-uh] /ˈpaɪ li ə, ˈpɪl i ə/ (Show IPA) 1. […]

• Pileate

  [pahy-lee-it, -eyt, pil-ee-] /ˈpaɪ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈpɪl i-/ adjective, Botany, Zoology. 1. having a pileus. /ˈpaɪlɪɪt; -ˌeɪt; ˈpɪl-/ adjective 1. (of birds) having a crest 2. (botany) having a pileus

• Pileated

  [pahy-lee-ey-tid, pil-ee-] /ˈpaɪ liˌeɪ tɪd, ˈpɪl i-/ adjective, Ornithology. 1. . adj. 1728, from Latin pileatus “capped,” from pileus “felt cap without a brim,” from Greek pilos. Applied in natural history to certain birds and sea urchins.

• Pileated-woodpecker

  noun 1. a large, black-and-white American woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, having a prominent red crest.

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