MOREL


Meaning of MOREL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈrel, mȯ- ]

noun

Etymology: French morille, probably from Vulgar Latin * mauricula, from maurus brown, from Latin Maurus inhabitant of Mauretania

Date: 1672

: any of several edible fungi (genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta ) having a conical cap with a highly pitted surface — called also morel mushroom

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