morel

1
[ muh-rel ]

noun
  1. any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.

Origin of morel

1
1665–75; <French, Middle French morille, perhaps <Vulgar Latin *maurīcula, derivative of Medieval Latin maurus brown, dark-colored; see morel2, -cule1

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Other definitions for morel (2 of 3)

morel2

or mo·relle

[ muh-rel ]

noun
  1. any of several nightshades, especially the black nightshade.

Origin of morel

2
1350–1400; Middle English morel(l)e<Anglo-French <Medieval Latin maurella, equivalent to maur(us) brown, dark-colored (adj. use of Latin MaurusMoor) + -ella-elle

Other definitions for Morel (3 of 3)

Morel
[ maw-rel; French maw-rel ]

noun
  1. Jean [zhahn], /ʒɑ̃/, 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.

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How to use morel in a sentence

  • morel inflicts wound after wound, reducing Charlus to ever more abject dependency - and ever more bizarre behaviors.

  • For me, there's nothing better than a simply prepared morel mushroom.

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  • morel Mushroom Toasts by Alice Waters The official mushroom of Minnesota, the morel is a particular spring prize for foragers.

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  • There the Maid found four or five peasants from her village come to see her, and with them Jean morel, who was her kinsman.

  • morel crouched at the knees and showed his fist in an ugly, almost beast-like fashion.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence
  • "That's right, my beauty," replied morel, who was peculiarly lavish of endearments to his second son.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence
  • William gave her the sense of relief, providing her at last with someone to turn to if morel failed.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence
  • On the hob the big black saucepan was simmering, the stew-jar was in the oven, ready for morel's dinner.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for morel

morel

/ (mɒˈrɛl) /


noun
  1. any edible saprotrophic ascomycetous fungus of the genus Morchella, in which the mushroom has a pitted cap: order Pezizales

Origin of morel

1
C17: from French morille, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German morhila, diminutive of morha carrot

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