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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

morel

/(mŏr"ĕl)/ · mor·el · IPA /məˈɹɛl/
01 n. An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and…
  1. 1.
    An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces.(Bot.)
02 n. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.
  1. 1.
    Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    A kind of cherry. See Morello. See: Morello
Phrases & compounds
Great morel — the deadly nightshade.
Petty morel — the black nightshade. See Nightshade.