morel

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French morille (compare Picard merouille, meroule (“morel, mushroom”)), from Middle High German morhel, morchel (“edible fungus, morel”), from Old High German morhila (“edible root”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *morhā (“tree root, plant root”), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ, *murhijǭ (“edible root”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“tuber, edible herb”). Akin to German Morchel (“morel”), Middle Low German morke (“mushroom, morel”), German Möhre (“carrot”). Equivalent to dialectal more (“carrot, root”) +‎ -el (diminutive suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== morell, moril ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK, US) IPA(key): /məˈɹɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl ==== Noun ==== morel (plural morels) A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. ===== Derived terms ===== black morel (Morchella angusticeps, Morchella conica, Morchella elata, Morchella septentrionalis) white morel (Morchella deliciosa) yellow morel (Morchella esculenta) false morel (Gyromitra spp.) snow morel (Gyromitra gigas) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English morel, morell, from Anglo-Norman and Old French morel, morele, morelle and their etymon Medieval Latin maurella, morella, from Late Latin maurus, morus (“black”) + Latin -ella (diminutive suffix). ==== Noun ==== morel (plural morels) (archaic) Synonym of morello (“type of cherry”). Certain plants or genera Solanum, Atropa, and Aralia, with dark, cherry-like berries. ===== Derived terms ===== great morel (Atropa belladonna) morello (probably an alteration) petty morel (Solanum nigrum, Aralia racemosa) === References === “morel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Lomer, Merlo == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === moril (nonstandard) === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch moreel (“moral”), from French moral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmorel/ Rhymes: -orel Hyphenation: mo‧rel === Adjective === morel (dialectal) synonym of bermoral (“moral”) ==== Related terms ====