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FALSE MOREL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fungus of the family Helvellaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("false morel" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "false morel"):
helvella (any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds)
discina (any fungus of the genus Discina)
Holonyms ("false morel" is a member of...):
family Helvellaceae; Helvellaceae (family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous)
