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morel

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English

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a morel Morchella conica
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Etymology 1

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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

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morel (plural morels)

  1. A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
  2. (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the common morel or yellow morel.
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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morel (plural morels)

  1. 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 []
  2. 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

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  • morel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch moreel (moral), from French moral.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmorel/
  • Rhymes: -orel
  • Hyphenation: mo‧rel

Adjective

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morel (dialectal)

  1. Synonym of bermoral (moral)
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