Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella, characterized by a cap with irregular pits and ridges.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An edible mushroom; specifically, Morchella esculenta, which grows abundantly in Europe, particularly in England, as well as in many parts of the United States.
- Dark-colored; blackish.
- noun A dark-colored horse; hence, any horse.
- noun A kind of cherry. See
morello . - noun Garden nightshade, Solanum nigrum. See
nightshade . Alsomorelle .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.
- noun A kind of cherry. See
Morello . - noun the deadly nightshade.
- noun the black nightshade. See
Nightshade . - noun (Bot.) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several edible
mushrooms (fungi ) in the genus Morchella, especially the common morel or yellow morel, Morchella esculenta, the upper part of which is covered with areticulated and pittedhymenium .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The actions of the wilful man-child Gren sees the group splintered, and Gren's encounter with an intelligent but parasitic entity known as the morel leads him and his mate on a long, curious journey through the landscape of the dying world.
Archive 2009-03-01 Adam Whitehead 2009
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The actions of the wilful man-child Gren sees the group splintered, and Gren's encounter with an intelligent but parasitic entity known as the morel leads him and his mate on a long, curious journey through the landscape of the dying world.
Hothouse by Brian W. Aldiss Adam Whitehead 2009
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Morchella esculenta, for example, is known as a morel in English, but has various names in different parts of Mexico, including elotitos (little corn cobs) menudo (tripe) and viejitos (little old men.)
Stalking The Wild Mushroom: An Ancient Mexican Culinary Tradition 2006
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Morchella esculenta, for example, is known as a morel in English, but has various names in different parts of Mexico, including elotitos (little corn cobs) menudo (tripe) and viejitos (little old men.)
Stalking The Wild Mushroom: An Ancient Mexican Culinary Tradition 2006
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I have no knowledge of mushrooms, unfortunately, the morel is the only one that I would be sure enough of to pick wild, as I am pretty clueless about the others and need to learn from an expert before I go poison myself...
Morels and Nostalgia Brilynn 2008
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It's like if a field mushroom is a single musical instrument, the morel is the whole symphony orchestra.
At My Table 2006
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It's like if a field mushroom is a single musical instrument, the morel is the whole symphony orchestra.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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"The morel is a very wary little mushroom, " explained Amanda.
Another Roadside Attraction Robbins, Tom 1971
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Family matters: Common morels belong to the fungus family Morchellaceae, a group of species commonly called the morel family.
unknown title 2009
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steve morel aka ekion 3 months ago dunno how u did it ! that's crazy ! that's like a movie from superman !
Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 on Vimeo 2010
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