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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOREL', n. Garden nightshade, a plant of the genus Solanum.
1. A kind of cherry.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French morille, probably from Vulgar Latin *mauricula, from maurus brown, from Latin Maurus inhabitant of Mauretania Date: 1672 any of several edible fungi (genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta) having a conical cap with a highly pitted surface — called also morel mushroom

Britannica Concise

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 diverse habitats. The edible M. esculenta, found in woods during early summer, is among the most highly prized edible fungi. The bell morel (Verpa), an edible mushroom with a bell-shaped cap, is found in woods and in old orchards in early spring. False morels, or lorchels, are represented by the genera Gyromitra and Helvella. Most species of Gyromitra are poisonous.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. an edible fungus, Morchella esculenta, with ridged mushroom caps. Etymology: F morille f. Du. morilje 2. n. nightshade. Etymology: ME f. OF morele fem. of morel dark brown ult. f. L Maurus MOOR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Morel Mor"el, n. [See Moril.] (Bot.) An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [Written also moril.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Morel Mor"el, n. [See Morelle.] (Bot.) 1. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries. [Written also morelle.] 2. A kind of cherry. See Morello. Great morel, the deadly nightshade. Petty morel, the black nightshade. See Nightshade.