morel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɒˈrɛl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə rel′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mo•rel1  (mə rel′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fungiany edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, esp. M. esculenta.
  • Vulgar Latin *maurīcula, derivative of Medieval Latin maurus brown, dark-colored; see morel2, -cule1
  • French, Middle French morille, perh.
  • 1665–75

mo•rel2  (mə rel′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several nightshades, esp. the black nightshade.
Also, mo•relle′. 
  • Medieval Latin maurella, equivalent. to maur(us) brown, dark-colored (adjective, adjectival use of Latin Maurus Moor) + -ella -elle
  • Anglo-French
  • Middle English morel(l)e 1350–1400

Mo•rel  (mô rel′; Fr. mô rel′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Jean  (zhän),USA pronunciation 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
morel / mɒˈrɛl/
  1. any edible saprotrophic ascomycetous fungus of the genus Morchella, in which the mushroom has a pitted cap: order Pezizales
Etymology: 17th Century: from French morille, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German morhila, diminutive of morha carrot
'morel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
morello

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