morel
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a morel Morchella conica
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French morille (compare Picard merouille, meroule (“morel, mushroom”)), from Frankish *morhila (“mushroom”), diminutive of *morha (“root”), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ, *murhijǭ (“carrot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“tuber, edible herb”). Akin to Old High German morhilo, morhela (“mushroom”) (German Morchel (“morel”)), diminutive of Old High German morha, moraha (“tree-root, plant root”) (German Möhre (“carrot”)). Equivalent to dialectal more (“carrot, root”) + -el.
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Noun
morel (plural morels)
- A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
- (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the common morel or yellow morel.
- 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 388:
- The slightly sulfurous, meaty odor of morels attracts flies, which lay eggs in the safety of the mushroom's hollow stalk.
Derived terms
- black morel (Morchella angusticeps, Morchella conica, Morchella elata, Morchella septentrionalis)
- white morel (Morchella deliciosa)
- yellow morel (Morchella esculenta
- false morel (Gyromitra spp.)
- snow morel (Gyromitra gigas)
Translations
genus Morchella
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common morel or yellow morel, Morchella esculenta
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Etymology 2
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Noun
morel (plural morels)
- Archaic form of morello (“type of cherry”).
- 1821, Thomas Nuttall, A journal of travels into the Arkansa Territory, page 122:
- The insects which injure the morel cherry-trees so much in Pennsylvania, I perceive, here occasionally act in the same way upon the branches of the wild cherry […]
- Certain plants or genera Solanum, Atropa, and Aralia, with dark, cherry-like berries.
- 1836, François Magendie, A Formulary for the Preparation and Medical Administration of Certain New Remedies, page 142:
- It exists in both these plants, but whilst the leaves of the last one contain it in some quantity, none is found in those of the morel.
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References
- “morel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch moreel (“moral”), from French moral.
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morel (dialectal)