Morelle

2 definitions found

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

  Morelle \Mo*relle"\, n. [F., orig. fem. of moreau black, OF.
     morel, fr. LL. morellus. Cf. {Morello}, {Murrey}.] (Bot.)
     Nightshade. See 2d {Morel}.
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