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mo·rel (mə rel′, mô-)

noun

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

Etymology: 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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