morels

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

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