What does "morel" mean?
A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
Morel
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
- Grammar: morel is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: edible mushroom, honeycomb mushroom, morchella.
- Useful contrasts: poisonous mushroom.
- Usage evidence: Carlos Morel was the first Argentine painter.
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 Synonym of morello (“type of cherry”). archaic
"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 […]"
- 3 any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap wordnet
- 4 Certain plants or genera Solanum, Atropa, and Aralia, with dark, cherry-like berries.
"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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
poisonous mushroom
Example
"Carlos Morel was the first Argentine painter."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "morel"?
Common synonyms include: edible mushroom, honeycomb mushroom, morchella.
How do you use "morel" in a sentence?
Carlos Morel was the first Argentine painter.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French morille (compare Picard merouille, meroule (“morel, mushroom”)), from Middle High German morhel, morchel (“edible fungus, morel”), from Old High German morhila (“edible root”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *morhā (“tree root, plant root”), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ, *murhijǭ (“edible root”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“tuber, edible herb”). Akin to German Morchel (“morel”), Middle Low German morke (“mushroom, morel”), German Möhre (“carrot”). Equivalent to dialectal more (“carrot, root”) + -el (diminutive suffix).
Etymology 2
From Middle English morel, morell, from Anglo-Norman and Old French morel, morele, morelle and their etymon Medieval Latin maurella, morella, from Late Latin maurus, morus (“black”) + Latin ella (diminutive suffix).
Etymology 3
From French, Spanish and English surname, from the personal name Morel, a derivative of Late Latin Maurellus, from Latin Maurus (“Moor”). See also Mauro, Moreau. In French, sometimes directly from Old French more (“dark”), from the same word. Compare also More, Morell.