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- [muh-rel]
- /məˈrɛl/
- /mɔˈrel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-rel]
- /məˈrɛl/
Definitions of morel word
- noun morel Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor. 1
- noun morel A widely distributed edible fungus that has a brown oval or pointed fruiting body with an irregular honeycombed surface bearing the spores. 1
- noun morel variety of mushroom 1
- noun morel any edible saprotrophic ascomycetous fungus of the genus Morchella, in which the mushroom has a pitted cap: order Pezizales 0
- noun morel any of a genus (Morchella) of edible ascomycetous mushrooms resembling a sponge on a stalk 0
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Origin of morel
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < French, Middle French morille, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *maurīcula, derivative of Medieval Latin maurus brown, dark-colored; see morel2, -cule1
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Parts of speech for Morel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
morel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
morel usage trend in Literature
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