Definition of morel Morel
/mɚɛˈl/ - [merel] - mo•rel
We found 5 definitions of morel from 3 different sources.
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What does morel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: morels |
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| morel - any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap | ||
| mushroom fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi | ||
| genus morchella, morchella genus of edible fungi: morel | ||
| common morel, morchella esculenta, sponge morel, sponge mushroom an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges | ||
| cup morel, disciotis venosa an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms | ||
| bell morel, verpa a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top | ||
| black morel, conic morel, morchella angusticeps, morchella conica, narrowhead morel a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age | ||
| morchella crassipes, thick-footed morel a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- morel (n.)
An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. - morel (n.)
Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries. - morel (n.)
A kind of cherry. See Morello.
Part of speech
🔤- morel, noun, singular of morels.
