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morell

Syllables: Mo·rell/mɒˈɹɛl/

morell is the alternative form of morel.

Meaning of morel

Noun (1)

morel (plural morels)

  1. 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)

  1. (archaic) 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
  2. 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

See all 4 meanings of morel

Proper noun capitalized: Morell

Morell

  1. A community and rural municipality of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. A surname.

Forms of morell

pluralmorells

Origin of morell

* As an English surname, from the personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English and Old French more (“dark”), from Latin Maurus. Compare Moore. * As a French surname, Americanized from Morel. Also compare Morell. * The placename is named after Jean Francois Morel, a French settler from Saint-Malo who arrived near the current settlement around 1720.

Words that rhyme with morell

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Questions about morell

What does morell mean?
Morell means a community and rural municipality of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
What is morell the alternative form of?
Morell is the alternative form of morel.
What part of speech is morell?
Morell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce morell?
Morell is pronounced /mɒˈɹɛl/.

Words near morell in the dictionary

  1. Morelet's alligator lizards
  2. Morelet's crocodile
  3. Morelet's crocodiles
  4. Morelian
  5. Morelians
  6. morell
  7. Morella
  8. Morellas
  9. morelle
  10. Morelli
  11. Morellis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: morell (page history and authors); Morell (page history and authors); morel (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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