morel
morel (mor"el) , noun
[See moril.]
(Botany) 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.
morel , noun
[See morelle.]
1.
(Botany) Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.
2.
A kind of cherry. See Morello.
Collocations (2)
Great morel , the deadly nightshade.
Petty morel , the black nightshade. See Nightshade.