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morchelloid

morchelloid adjective: relating to or resembling morels of the genus Morchella.

Adjective

morchelloid (comparative more morchelloid, superlative most morchelloid)

  1. Relating to or resembling morels of the genus Morchella.
    • In this subclass the sporophores are columnar, dendroid, or morchelloid consisting of a spongy matrix on the surface of which the protoplast cleaves into individual, uninucleate, amoeboid cells (protospores), each of which elevates a stalk bearing a single spore at the tip.1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York...

Forms of morchelloid

comparativemore morchelloid
superlativemost morchelloid

Origin of morchelloid

From Morchella + -oid.

Questions about morchelloid

What does morchelloid mean?
Morchelloid means relating to or resembling morels of the genus Morchella.
What part of speech is morchelloid?
Morchelloid is an adjective.

Words near morchelloid in the dictionary

  1. morchang
  2. morchangs
  3. Morchard Road
  4. morchas
  5. morchellaceous
  6. morchelloid
  7. morching
  8. morchings
  9. morcilla
  10. morcillas
  11. morclofone

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