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/məˈɹɛl/ · noun
A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium..
The insects which injure the morel cherry-trees so much in Pennsylvania, I perceive, here occasionally act in the same way upon the branches of the wild cherry […]
It exists in both these plants, but whilst the leaves of the last one contain it in some quantity, none is found in those of the morel.
Use morel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Morel means A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium..
Common synonyms include morello.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The insects which injure the morel cherry-trees so much in Pennsylvania, I perceive, here occasionally act in the same way upon the branches of the wild cherry […]
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