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mo⋅rel

1[muh-rel]
–noun
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, esp. M. esculenta.

Origin:
1665–75; < F, MF morille, perh. < VL *maurīcula, deriv. of ML maurus brown, dark-colored; see morel 2 , -cule 1

mo⋅rel

2[muh-rel]
–noun
any of several nightshades, esp. the black nightshade.
Also, mo⋅relle.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME morel(l)e < AF < ML maurella, equiv. to maur(us) brown, dark-colored (adj. use of L Maurus Moor ) + -ella -elle

Mo⋅rel

[maw-rel; Fr. maw-rel]
–noun
Jean [zhahn] , 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
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mo·rel   (mə-rěl', mô-)   
n.  Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella and related genera, characterized by a brownish spongelike cap.

[French morille, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *maurīcula, feminine diminutive of Latin Maurus, Mauritanian, Moor; see Moor.]
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