- false morel
- noun Date: 1942 any of a genus (Gyromitra) of fungi that are often poisonous and have a cap with convolutions resembling a brain
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false morel
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False morel — The name False Morel is given to a number of Ascomycete mushrooms which bear a resemblance to the highly regarded true morels of the genus Morchella . It may be applied to several species in the genus Gyromitra , including: G. esculenta… … Wikipedia
false morel — false mo·rel mȯ rel n any fungus of the genus Gyromitra … Medical dictionary
false morel — noun Any of several Ascomycota mushrooms in the genus Gyromitra which bear a resemblance to the highly regarded true morels of the genus Morchella … Wiktionary
false morel — noun a fungus of the family Helvellaceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • Hyponyms: ↑helvella, ↑discina • Member Holonyms: ↑Helvellaceae, ↑family Helvellaceae * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Morel (disambiguation) — Morel is a species of edible wild mushroom. Morel may also refer to: Morel (surname), a surname False morel, an inedible wild mushroom See also Morell (disambiguation) Morrel Morrell This disambiguation page lists … Wikipedia
California false morel — noun a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California • Syn: ↑Gyromitra californica • Hypernyms: ↑gyromitra • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Gyromitra … Useful english dictionary
saddled-shaped false morel — noun a poisonous fungus; saddle shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even • Syn: ↑Gyromitra infula • Hypernyms: ↑gyromitra • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Gyromitra … Useful english dictionary
morel — morel1 /meuh rel /, n. any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, esp. M. esculenta. [1665 75; < F, MF morille, perh. < VL *mauricula, deriv. of ML maurus brown, dark colored; see MOREL2, CULE1] morel2 /meuh rel /, n. any of several nightshades … Universalium
Morel — /maw rel /; Fr. /maw rddel /, n. Jean /zhahonn/, 1903 75, French orchestra conductor. * * * Any of various species of edible mushrooms in the genera Morchella and Verpa. Morels have a convoluted or pitted head, or cap, vary in shape, and occur in … Universalium
Salomon Morel — Salomon (Solomon or Shlomo) Morel (November 15 1919 in Grabowo, Poland ndash; February 14 2007 in Tel Aviv) was a Jew born in Poland. He was a Holocaust survivor who, between February and November 1945, was a member of the Urząd Bezpieczeństwa… … Wikipedia
