morel

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /məˈɹɛl/    美 /məˈɹɛl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
  2. Synonym of morello (“type of cherry”). archaic
    — 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 […]
  3. Certain plants or genera Solanum, Atropa, and Aralia, with dark, cherry-like berries.
    — 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.

词形变化

morels plural morell alternative moril alternative morels plural

词汇关系

衍生词
great morel morello petty morel

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French morille (compare Picard merouille, meroule (“morel, mushroom”)), from Middle High German morhel, morchel (“edible fungus, morel”), from Old High German morhila (“edible root”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *morhā (“tree root, plant root”), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ, *murhijǭ (“edible root”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“tuber, edible herb”). Akin to German Morchel (“morel”), Middle Low German morke (“mushroom, morel”), German Möhre (“carrot”). Equivalent to dialectal more (“carrot, root”) + -el (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
From Middle English morel, morell, from Anglo-Norman and Old French morel, morele, morelle and their etymon Medieval Latin maurella, morella, from Late Latin maurus, morus (“black”) + Latin -ella (diminutive suffix).
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