MOREL Definition & Meaning

morel

[ muh-rel ]

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noun

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

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[ muh-rel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of several nightshades, especially the black nightshade.

Morel

[ maw-rel; French maw-rel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Jean [zhah, n], 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.

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noun

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

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Origin of morel¹

1665–75; < French, Middle French morille, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *��ܰ�ī��ܱ��, derivative of Medieval Latin maurus brown, dark-colored; morel ², -cule ¹

Origin of morel²

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

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Origin of morel¹

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

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“When I started to discover the fresh morel concept, it was a whole other world. So I really do highly recommend them.”

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And like the community’s morel mushrooms that seem to grow well over shallow, hastily dug graves, there’s a sense of mulchy inevitability about it.

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I love a dish with morels, calf brains and cassava terrine.

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“We call it a tour, although you could call it a workshop,” he explains: The foraging tour takes guests through woods and meadows to gather plants like ramps and morel mushrooms.

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Some are well-known to foragers and farmers market shoppers — nettles, morels, garlic scapes.

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