Morel

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  morel \mor"el\ (m[o^]r"[e^]l), n. [See {moril}.] (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. [Written also
     {moril}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  morel \mor"el\, n. [See {morelle}.] (Bot.)
     1. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.
        [Written also {morelle}.]
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     2. A kind of cherry. See {Morello}.
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     {Great morel}, the deadly nightshade.
  
     {Petty morel}, the black nightshade. See {Nightshade}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  morel
       n : any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella
           having a brownish spongelike cap