Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of edible fungi of the division Hymenomycetes, having a fistular stalk and roundish or conical pitted pileus. It includes M. esculenta, the morel. Other species of the genus are eaten. See morel.

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  • noun genus of edible fungi: morel

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  • Technically called a "morchella," morels are widely distributed in the United States.

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  • Technically called a "morchella," morels are widely distributed in the United States.

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  • Black (morchella angusticeps/elata), half-free (morchella semilibera

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Han Cheung 2010

  • Black (morchella angusticeps/elata), half-free (morchella semilibera

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Han Cheung 2010

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