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morel

(mə rel′, mô-)

noun

any of a genus (Morchella) of edible ascomycetous mushrooms resembling a sponge on a stalk

Origin: Fr morille < MDu morilhe < OHG morhila, dim. of morha, carrot, akin to OE more < Gmc *morhon < IE base *mrk-, edible root > Gr brakana, wild herbs

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noun

Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella and related genera, characterized by a brownish spongelike cap.

Origin:

Origin: French morille

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , perhaps from Vulgar Latin *maurīcula

Origin: , feminine diminutive of Latin Maurus, Mauritanian, Moor; see Moor

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