DictionaryRoot: morille
French

morille

morel mushroom

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A close botanical view of two true morel mushrooms, emphasizing their distinctive elongated honeycombed caps and pale stems.
noun

morel

muh-REL/məˈrel/

An edible wild mushroom with a honeycombed cap.

Etymology

French morille already named the edible mushroom. Its deeper origin is uncertain, though an apparent Germanic connection links the mushroom name to a diminutive meaning a small plant root.

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