morel
/məˈɹɛl/
morel noun: a true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
Noun (1)
morel (plural morels)
- A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
Noun (2)
morel (plural morels)
- Synonym of morello (“type of cherry”).
- The insects which injure the morel cherry-trees so much in Pennsylvania, I perceive, here occasionally act in the same way upon the branches of the wild cherry […]1821, Thomas Nuttall, A journal of travels into the Arkansa Territory, page 122
- Synonyms:
- morello
- Certain plants or genera Solanum, Atropa, and Aralia, with dark, cherry-like berries.
- It exists in both these plants, but whilst the leaves of the last one contain it in some quantity, none is found in those of the morel.1836, François Magendie, A Formulary for the Preparation and Medical Administration of Certain New Remedies, page 142
Proper noun capitalized: Morel
Morel (plural Morels)
- A surname.
morel meaning in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic and Persian
morel in Urdu
- غذائی کھمبی
morel in Punjabi
- morel
- ਗੁੱਛੀ gucchī
morel in Arabic
- genus Morchella
- غَوْشَنَة ḡawšana
morel in Persian
- genus Morchella
- غوشنه γušane
Examples of morel in a sentence
- Morel mushrooms are only in season for a few weeks in spring.
- Morel scuttled out of the house before his wife came down.
- Morel!” cried the barmaid, and she rang the bell for the “chucker-out.”
Synonyms of morel
Forms of morel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | morels |
| alternative form | morell |
| alternative form | moril |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Morels |
| alternative form | Morell |
| alternative form | Morill |
| alternative form | Morrell |
| alternative form | Morrill |
Origin of morel
Borrowed from French morille (compare Picard merouille, meroule (“morel, mushroom”)), from Middle High German morhel, morchel (“edible fungus, morel”), from Old High German morhila (“edible root”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *morhā (“tree root, plant root”), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ, *murhijǭ (“edible root”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“tuber, edible herb”). Akin to German Morchel (“morel”), Middle Low German morke (“mushroom, morel”), German Möhre (“carrot”). Equivalent to dialectal more (“carrot, root”) + -el (diminutive suffix).
From Middle English morel, morell, from Anglo-Norman and Old French morel, morele, morelle and their etymon Medieval Latin maurella, morella, from Late Latin maurus, morus (“black”) + Latin -ella (diminutive suffix).
From French, Spanish and English surname, from the personal name Morel, a derivative of Late Latin Maurellus, from Latin Maurus (“Moor”). See also Mauro, Moreau. In French, sometimes directly from Old French more (“dark”), from the same word. Compare also More, Morell.
Words formed from morel
- black morel
- white morel
- yellow morel
- false morel
- snow morel
- Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome
- great morel
- morello
- petty morel
Words that rhyme with morel
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hell
- hotel
- repel
- smell
- cartel
- dell
- pell
- quell
- as well
- au naturel
- dwell
- expel
- fell
- gel
- La Rochelle
- lol
- oversell
- stell
- wel
- ABDL
- dispel
- ell
- kell
- knell
- mell
- personnel
- quenelle
- snell
- undersell
- yell
- belle
- death knell
- del
- farewell
- flotel
- foretell
- gazelle
- impel
- mademoiselle
- marcel
- mel
- morell
- Moselle
- motel
- NFL
- overswell
- propel
- pucelle
Questions about morel
- What does morel mean?
- Morel means a true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
- What is morel in Urdu?
- Morel in Urdu is غذائی کھمبی. See Morel meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is morel?
- Morel can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce morel?
- Morel is pronounced /məˈɹɛl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of morel?
- The plural of morel is morels.
Words near morel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: morel (page history and authors); Morel (page history and authors); morel (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਗੁੱਛੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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