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   morel (mŏrˈĕl), n. [See moril.] (Bot.) An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.  It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [Written also moril.]
   
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   morel, n. [See morelle.] (Bot.)
   1. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries. [Written also morelle.]
   
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   2. A kind of cherry. See Morello.
   
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   Great morel, the deadly nightshade. -- Petty morel, the black nightshade. See Nightshade.
   
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