MorelWordNet Explorer
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any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
genus of edible fungi: morel
an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age
a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length