: any of several edible fungi (genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta) having a conical cap with a highly pitted surface
called also morel mushroom
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Add butter and morels, cook until morels are nicely browned.
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Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
One morel usually indicates the presence of more morels.
—Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Simply put, living plant roots provide food to fungus that produce morels.
—Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Aromas of morels and truffles, petrol, blackberries and gorse.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
One morel usually indicates the presence of more morels.
—Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Simply put, living plant roots provide food to fungus that produce morels.
—Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Aromas of morels and truffles, petrol, blackberries and gorse.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Morel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morel. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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morel
noun
mo·rel
mə-ˈrel 
mȯ-
: any of several large edible fungi with a cap having indentations on the surface
called also morel mushroom
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