morel
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from French morille (compare Picard merouille, meroule (“morel, mushroom”)), from Frankish *morhila (“mushroom”), diminutive of *morha (“root”), from Proto-Germanic *murhō(n), *murhijō(n) (“carrot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“tuber, edible herb”). Akin to Old High German morhilo, morhela (“mushroom”) (German Morchel (“mushroom”)), diminutive of Old High German morha, moraha (“tree-root, plant root”) (German Möhre (“carrot”)). More at more.
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morel (plural morels)
- 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 a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
Derived terms[edit]
- black morel, Morchella angusticeps
- black morel, Morchella conica
- black morel, Morchella elata
- black morel, Morchella septentrionalis
- white morel, Morchella deliciosa
- yellow morel, Morchella esculenta
Translations[edit]
genus Morchella
common morel or yellow morel, Morchella esculenta
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black morel, Morchella elata / Morchella conica
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