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morel |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Morel \Mor"el\, n. [See {Moril}.] (Bot.) An edible fungus ({Morchella esculenta}), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [Written also {moril}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Morel \Mor"el\, n. [See {Morelle}.] (Bot.) 1. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries. [Written also {morelle}.] 2. A kind of cherry. See {Morello}. {Great morel}, the deadly nightshade. {Petty morel}, the black nightshade. See {Nightshade}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: morel n : any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
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