morel


Definition: Meaning of, morel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / məˈrɛl /

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morel morels
  1. any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
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morel used in phrases

  • California false morel (noun)
    1. a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California
  • beefsteak morel (noun)
    1. but never truly pitted a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled ; colour varies from dull yellow to brown
  • bell morel (noun)
    1. a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
  • black morel (noun)
    1. 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
  • common morel (noun)
    1. an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
  • conic morel (noun)
    1. 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
  • cup morel (noun)
    1. 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 centre; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
  • early morel (noun)
    1. resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
  • false morel (noun)
    1. a fungus of the family Helvellaceae
  • half-free morel (noun)
    1. a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
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