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How to use morel in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

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. Example: “Morel mushrooms are only in season for a few weeks in spring.”

More sentences with morel

  • Morel mushrooms are only in season for a few weeks in spring.From the entry in season
  • Morel scuttled out of the house before his wife came down.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 8, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry scuttle
  • Morel!” cried the barmaid, and she rang the bell for the “chucker-out.”1913, D. H. Lawrence, “Baxter Dawes”, in Sons and Lovers, page 345. From the entry chucker-out
  • The slightly sulfurous, meaty odor of morels attracts flies, which lay eggs in the safety of the mushroom's hollow stalk.2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 388. From the entry meaty
  • Morel screwed up her eyes to look at the address.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 8”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry screw up
  • Morel was trying to save against her confinement.1913, D. H. Lawrence, chapter 1, in Sons and Lovers. From the entry confinement
  • Morel hated him most in this condition.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 2”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry insolently
  • Morel did not like the wakes.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter I, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry Aunt Sally
  • My hobby is gathering the spores of some of the most delicious of the wild varieties of mushrooms, such as morels, giant puffballs and woods oysters, then cultivating them.1958, Journal of Lifetime Living, volume 24, page 15. From the entry cultivate
  • Here too are the false morels (genus Gyromitra) and elfin saddles (genus Helvella), which are generally regarded — or suspected — to be poisonous when consumed, especially if eaten raw.2003, William C. Roody, Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians, page 477. From the entry elfin saddle

Meaning of morel

  1. 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.
  2. noun Synonym of morello (“type of cherry”).
  3. noun Certain plants or genera Solanum, Atropa, and Aralia, with dark, cherry-like berries.

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Questions about morel in a sentence

How do you use morel in a sentence?
Morel is used as a noun. For example: “Morel mushrooms are only in season for a few weeks in spring.”
What is a short sentence with morel?
“Morel did not like the wakes.”
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.

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