mȯ(r)ˈkelə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from German morchel morel, from Old High German morhila — more at morel
: a genus of edible fungi (family Helvellaceae) having an irregularly folded and pitted apothecium grown around the upper part of the stalk — see morel
• mor·chel·loid -eˌlȯid adjective