Definitions
any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
Word origin
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).
Used in a sentence
“The insects which injure the morel cherry-trees so much in Pennsylvania, I perceive, here occasionally act in the same way upon the branches of the wild cherry […]”
“It exists in both these plants, but whilst the leaves of the last one contain it in some quantity, none is found in those of the morel.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“spongy edible mushroom”5 letters
02“Honeycombed mushroom”5 letters
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