Main Entry: mo·rel

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈrel, mȯ-\

Function: 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