EARLY MOREL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees

Synonyms:

early morel; Verpa bohemica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("early morel" is a kind of...):

bell morel; Verpa (a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top)

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